Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Dick Turpin
- The Black Death
- Fire in the Minster
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Mystery Plays
- The Shambles
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Rowntree Park
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Female Prison
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Walmgate Bar
- The Council of Arles