Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Roman Fortress
- New Shopping Centres
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Water Lanes
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Basilica
- The Norman Abbey
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King Edward I and York
- Viking Silk Cap
- George Leeman
- Lendal Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)