Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- Ouse Bridge
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Union Gas Works
- Inscription to Hecules
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The 1190 Massacre
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- A New University
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King Edward I and York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Walmgate Bar
- Viking Coins
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Debtors' Prison