Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The George Fox Incident
- The Medieval Minster
- The Hospitium
- Silver Strap Ends
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Second World War York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Railway Institute
- Constantius Chlorus
- Holy Trinity Church