Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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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...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Dick Turpin
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Abbot's House
- William Etty, Artist
- Rebuilt in Stone
- De Grey Rooms
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Industrial Upheaval
- Vikings and Christianity
- 62 Low Petergate
- King Richard II and York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- First World War York
- The Hospitium
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Viking Coins