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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Railway Institute
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- A New Walk
- The Hospitium
- The Black Death
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Norman House
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Medieval Castle
- Gold Finger Ring
- Barker Tower
- The Battle of the Standard