Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Mansion House
- Lendal Bridge
- St William's Shrine
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The White Rose of York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- King Edward III and York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Medieval Abbey
- York St John in the 20th Century
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Guildhall
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Battle of Marston Moor