Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Medieval Minster
- Cinema Comes to York
- Alcuin of York
- New Shopping Centres
- Lendal Tower
- Church of St Olave
- Is York Cursed?
- Crest of York St John College
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Clifford's Tower
- Roman Head Pot
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Gold Finger Ring
- Ripon College for Women
- King's Manor - Victorian