Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Crest of York St John College
- A New Vision For York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Statue of the God Mars
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Medieval Castle
- The Norman Minster
- Treasurer's House
- Feeding Roman York
- The First Railway Station
- Is York Cursed?
- Sixties York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Debtors' Prison
- Cumberland House, King's Staith