Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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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...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- St Crux's Church
- King Edward II and York
- Water Lanes
- The George Fox Incident
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- King's Manor - Victorian
- New Earswick
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York Castle Museum
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Union Gas Works
- York Central Library
- Mary Ward
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop