Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Ripon College for Women
- First World War Memorial
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Viking Boot
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Medieval Abbey
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bootham School
- Fire in the Minster