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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- The Greyfriars
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Treasurer's House
- George Leeman
- St William's Shrine
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Basilica
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Medieval Prisons
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Council of Arles
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill