Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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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.
- The County Court House
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Micklegate Bar
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Norman House
- Statue of an Athlete
- Norman Window Frame
- The Guildhall
- King Edward I and York
- York Central Library
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Rebuilt in Stone