Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Church of St Olave
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- First World War Memorial
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Fire in the Minster
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Constantius Chlorus
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Royal Station Hotel
- George Leeman
- The First Railway Station
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Margaret Clitherow
- Statue of Napoleon