Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- A New University
- The Norman Abbey
- York Garrison
- Gold Arm Ring
- The First Minster
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Vikings and Christianity
- Church of St Helen
- Is York Cursed?
- Crest of York St John College
- King Edward III and York
- Water Lanes
- King Richard II and York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- King Edward II and York