Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- King Edward II and York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Yorkshire Museum
- Medieval Prisons
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The First Minster
- Water Lanes
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Guy Fawkes
- St William's Shrine
- Rowntree Park
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Mystery Plays
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Eric Bloodaxe