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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The George Fox Incident
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Gold Arm Ring
- The 1190 Massacre
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Judges Lodging
- The Norman Minster
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Anglian Cross
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Jubbergate
- A New University
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Union Gas Works
- Viking Sword Pommel