Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- Medieval Prisons
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bronze weights
- Central Methodist Chapel
- New Shopping Centres
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Our Lady's Row
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Inscription to Hecules
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- King Edward II and York
- St William's Shrine
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Garrison
- The First Minster
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers