Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Is York Cursed?
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Church of St Helen
- New Earswick
- The Council of Arles
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Minster Library
- York Bombed
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bootham Bar