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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- The York Helmet
- Judges Lodging
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Mansion House
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Bronze weights
- Cinema Comes to York
- Silver Strap Ends
- Scarborough Bridge
- The York Observatory
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Clifford's Tower
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Bar Convent
- Church of St Helen
- The Mystery Plays