Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Victorian Prison Building
- First World War Memorial
- The Norman Castle
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Anglian Carving
- Fire in the Minster
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- First World War York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Black Death
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Micklegate Bar
- King Edward III and York