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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Guy Fawkes
- The Medieval Abbey
- The York Helmet
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- First World War York
- The County Court House
- George Leeman
- Clifford's Tower
- The Abbot's House
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Shambles
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Fire in the Minster
- Plum Cakes for Christmas