Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- The Shambles
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Jubbergate
- Ripon College for Women
- York in the fifteenth Century
- A New University
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Bombed
- King Edward I and York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Medieval Minster
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy