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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The First Railway Station
- The Red Tower
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Anglian Carving
- York and the Holocaust
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Silver Strap Ends
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Lendal Tower
- The Cawood Sword
- The Battle of Marston Moor