Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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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 of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Is York Cursed?
- Royal Station Hotel
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Ouse Bridge
- The George Fox Incident
- The Basilica
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bronze weights
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Barker Tower
- Victoria Bar
- Viking Boot
- Church of St Olave
- Roman Head Pot
- Skeldergate Bridge