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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Viking Boot
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- First World War Memorial
- The Shambles
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Teaching the Poor
- The Norman House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Greyfriars
- The Hospitium
- Treasurer's House
- Norman Window Frame
- Lendal Tower
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York Central Library
- George Leeman