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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- New Earswick
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Medieval Castle
- Lendal Bridge
- King Edward II and York
- John Carr - Architect
- Fire in the Minster
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Our Lady's Row
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Central Library
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Eric Bloodaxe