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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Norman Castle
- The Roman Fortress
- The First Railway Station
- Fairfax House
- The Mansion House
- The Female Prison
- View from Station Rise
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Central Library
- Holy Trinity Church
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York Bombed
- York Art Gallery
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Medieval Abbey