Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Norman House
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Jubbergate
- York Bombed
- Cinema Comes to York
- Teaching the Poor
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Barker Tower
- Aldwark Synagogue
- New Earswick
- Middleham Jewel
- Minster Library
- York Central Library