Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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 Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Crest of York St John College
- York's Airfield
- Barley Hall
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Second World War York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Feeding Roman York
- Constantius Chlorus
- The First Minster
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Monk Bar
- Victoria Bar
- Is York Cursed?
- The Battle of Marston Moor