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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Monk Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Mansion House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Sixties York
- Fairfax House
- Royal Station Hotel
- Stonegate
- Ripon College for Women
- Industrial Upheaval
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop