Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- St Crux's Church
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Viking Male Grooming
- The York Observatory
- Ripon College for Women
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Council of Arles
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Stonegate
- Ouse Bridge
- Statue of an Athlete
- Church of St Helen
- The Medieval Castle