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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of St Olave
- The Norman Castle
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Viking Silk Cap
- Water Lanes
- The New Theatre
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Yorkshire Museum
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Barker Tower
- The County Court House
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York and the Holocaust