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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The First Minster
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York Bombed
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Norman Castle
- Fishergate Bar
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The York Observatory
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Railway Institute
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Viking Silk Cap
- Walmgate Bar
- The End of the Abbey