Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Alcuin of York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Union Gas Works
- York Bombed
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bootham School
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York and the Holocaust
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Fire in the Minster
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers