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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Statue of Napoleon
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The End of the Abbey
- The Black Death
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Sixties York
- York Castle Museum
- Dick Turpin
- The Council of Arles
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Norman Abbey
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Bombed
- Mary Ward
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York's Coat of Arms