Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- The Mansion House
- The George Fox Incident
- King Richard III and York
- The Bar Convent
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Yorkshire Museum
- The York Helmet
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York's Coat of Arms
- Ripon College for Women
- The Norman Castle
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Medieval Minster