Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Garrison
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Medieval Minster
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Ouse Bridge
- The First Railway Station
- The Shambles
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Alcuin of York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The White Rose of York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Statue of Napoleon
- York Bombed
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Central Methodist Chapel
- King Richard III and York