Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- The 1190 Massacre
- Water Lanes
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Constantius Chlorus
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Greyfriars
- Fire in the Minster
- The George Fox Incident
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bootham Bar
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York in the fifteenth Century