Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Medieval Castle
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Anglian Cross
- Fire in the Minster
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Rowntree Park
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- A New University
- Stonegate
- New Earswick
- Fairfax House
- St Leonard's Hospital