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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The George Fox Incident
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Medieval Minster
- King Richard III and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- George Leeman
- Barley Hall
- The Red Tower
- The Basilica
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The York Helmet
- Stonegate
- Is York Cursed?