Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Ripon College for Women
- The Multangular Tower
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- King Richard III and York
- Statue of the God Mars
- A New Walk
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Council of Arles