Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Second World War York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Fishergate Bar
- The Guildhall
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Transport Moves On
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Royal Station Hotel
- Rowntree Park
- The Cawood Sword
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- George Leeman
- King Edward III and York