Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Guildhall
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Alcuin of York
- Mary Ward
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Rowntree Park
- York Art Gallery
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Roman Fortress
- Barker Tower
- New Shopping Centres
- The George Fox Incident
- Water Lanes