Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Walmgate Bar
- Cinema Comes to York
- Ouse Bridge
- The End of the Abbey
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Treasurer's House
- Skeldergate Bridge
- St Crux's Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Red Tower
- The Minster in Viking Times
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bronze weights
- Feeding Roman York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- A New University