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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- New Earswick
- The Red Tower
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Church of St Olave
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Ouse Bridge