Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Mystery Plays
- Industrial Upheaval
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Cinema Comes to York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Crest of York St John College
- King Richard III and York
- George Leeman
- The White Rose of York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bootham Bar
- The 1190 Massacre
- First World War Memorial
- Mary Ward
- 62 Low Petergate