Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The County Court House
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York Union Gas Works
- The Black Death
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Mithras and Arimanius
- King Edward I and York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Basilica
- York Central Library
- The Female Prison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Viking Sword Pommel