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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bootham Bar
- Alcuin of York
- Inscription to Hecules
- Water Lanes
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Vikings and Christianity
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Guildhall
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- St William's Shrine
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The White Rose of York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Fairfax House