Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Water Lanes
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Ouse Bridge
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St Crux's Church
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Central Library
- Teaching the Poor
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Horn of Ulf
- York and the Holocaust