Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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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...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- King Edward II and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York's Airfield
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York and the Holocaust
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Viking Boot
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Basilica
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Feeding Roman York
- Second World War York
- The Mansion House
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- St William's Shrine
- King Richard III and York