Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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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 Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- William Etty, Artist
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The York Hoard
- New Earswick
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Abbot's House
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York Union Gas Works
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Shambles
- Barker Tower
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Ouse Bridge
- Fairfax House
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York in the fifteenth Century