Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Lendal Bridge
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Minster Library
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Debtors' Prison
- York Castle Museum
- The Roman Fortress
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Clifford's Tower
- The Railway Institute
- King Edward I and York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Council of Arles
- The 1190 Massacre
- Rowntree Park