Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- Barley Hall
- The County Court House
- The Council of Arles
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Clifford's Tower
- Ripon College for Women
- Sixties York
- The George Fox Incident
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Alcuin of York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Medieval Castle
- York St John in the 20th Century
- George Leeman
- St Leonard's Hospital