Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- King Edward II and York
- York and the Holocaust
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Railway Institute
- Church of St Olave
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Cinema Comes to York
- Norman Window Frame
- Transport Moves On
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Silver Strap Ends
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Constantius Chlorus
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The New Theatre
- Clifford's Tower