Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- York Railway Station
- Ouse Bridge
- The Norman Minster
- Medieval Prisons
- First World War Memorial
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Water Lanes
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Ripon College for Women
- The Norman Castle
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Industrial Upheaval
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Fairfax House
- Anglian Burial Vessel