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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Norman House
- Church of St Olave
- Constantius Chlorus
- St William's Shrine
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Is York Cursed?
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- St Crux's Church
- Minster Library
- Rowntree Park
- A New University
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Garrison
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Cawood Sword
- De Grey Rooms