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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- The Council of Arles
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The White Rose of York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Multangular Tower
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Sixties York
- The Guildhall
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Water Lanes
- Yorkshire Museum
- Micklegate Bar
- York Art Gallery