Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The York Helmet
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Medieval Abbey
- Military Belt Fitting
- The End of the Abbey
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Minster Library
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Anglian Cross