Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- The Basilica
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Middleham Jewel
- Lendal Bridge
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Monk Bar
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Fairfax House
- The Guildhall
- York and the Holocaust
- Statue of the God Mars
- Victoria Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- John Carr - Architect
- King Richard III and York
- Church of All Saints Pavement