Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- Judges Lodging
- Vikings and Christianity
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Fairfax House
- The New Theatre
- New Shopping Centres
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Norman House
- The End of the Abbey
- Military Belt Fitting
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Lendal Tower
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'