Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Female Prison
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Greyfriars
- Is York Cursed?
- Statue of Napoleon
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The George Fox Incident
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Norman Minster
- York Bombed
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier