Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Scarborough Bridge
- Statue of the God Mars
- King Richard III and York
- Viking Male Grooming
- York's Airfield
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Anglian Cross
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Norman Castle
- The Roman Fortress
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Hospitium
- Statue of Napoleon
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Fire in the Minster