Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Clifford's Tower
- Walmgate Bar
- The Hospitium
- The Retreat
- New Earswick
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Union Gas Works
- The Medieval Castle
- Micklegate Bar
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Horn of Ulf
- King Edward I and York
- Aldwark Synagogue