Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Ripon College for Women
- Middleham Jewel
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The York Observatory
- The Medieval Minster
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The First Railway Station
- Constantius Chlorus
- Norman Window Frame
- The Norman Abbey
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Anglian Burial Vessel