Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- King Edward III and York
- The Norman House
- Teaching the Poor
- Water Lanes
- Sixties York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The White Rose of York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The End of the Abbey
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Bombed
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- A New University