Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Guy Fawkes
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Crest of York St John College
- John Carr - Architect
- York Railway Station
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Mansion House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Basilica
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- A New Walk