Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The 1190 Massacre
- Feeding Roman York
- Water Lanes
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Vikings and Christianity
- Fairfax House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Statue of the God Mars
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Norman Abbey
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- John Carr - Architect
- King Richard III and York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Mithras and Arimanius