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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Cinema Comes to York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Basilica
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Crest of York St John College
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Art Gallery
- The Multangular Tower
- Bronze weights
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York Central Library
- The Female Prison