Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Is York Cursed?
- Bronze weights
- The Norman Castle
- Bootham School
- York's Airfield
- Walmgate Bar
- Norman Window Frame
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Vikings and Christianity
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'