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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Abbot's House
- First World War Memorial
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- St Crux's Church
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The New Theatre
- Water Lanes
- King Edward I and York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- King Richard III and York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The 1190 Massacre
- The York Observatory
- Is York Cursed?
- St William's Shrine