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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- The Black Death
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Railway Station
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Fishergate Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Church of St Helen
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York Bombed
- The Multangular Tower
- The Council of Arles
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Water Lanes
- The Norman Minster
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop