Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- Alcuin of York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Olive Oil Container
- York Garrison
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Daniel Defoe's York
- First World War York
- Sixties York
- Our Lady's Row
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Rebuilt in Stone
- A New University
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Pilgrimage of Grace