Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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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.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York Art Gallery
- Minster Library
- Fire in the Minster
- Treasurer's House
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Railway Institute
- First World War Memorial
- The Abbot's House
- York's Airfield
- The Council of Arles
- Jubbergate
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bone Trial Piece
- Viking Coins
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa