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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Eric Bloodaxe
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Stonegate
- The Shambles
- Church of St Olave
- Ouse Bridge
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Is York Cursed?
- The Assembly Rooms
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The New Theatre
- Holy Trinity Church
- Dick Turpin