Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Abbot's House
- The York Observatory
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bone Trial Piece
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's Airfield
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Feeding Roman York
- First World War Memorial
- York Central Library
- Middleham Jewel
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York Garrison
- A New University