Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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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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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- View from Station Rise
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Medieval Abbey
- Crest of York St John College
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Viking Silk Cap
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Barker Tower
- The Norman Abbey
- Fire in the Minster
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Minster Library