Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Red Tower
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Alcuin of York
- Treasurer's House
- First World War York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Anglian Carving
- York Castle Museum
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- A New Vision For York
- Mary Ward
- The Retreat
- The Bar Convent
- Fairfax House