Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Medieval Minster
- The Norman House
- Roman Chimney Pot
- King Edward II and York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Anglian Carving
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- First World War York
- A New Vision For York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York Garrison
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Clifford's Tower