Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Minster Library
- Treasurer's House
- Transport Moves On
- Constantius Chlorus
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Battle of the Standard
- De Grey Rooms
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Cinema Comes to York
- Roman Head Pot
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- View from Station Rise
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Roman Fortress