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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The White Rose of York
- Sixties York
- The First Railway Station
- Fairfax House
- York Union Gas Works
- The Horn of Ulf
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Norman House
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- A New Vision For York
- Church of St Olave
- Dick Turpin
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Fire in the Minster
- Viking Male Grooming