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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Norman Abbey
- The George Fox Incident
- The Black Death
- Is York Cursed?
- The Multangular Tower
- Micklegate Bar
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Medieval Castle
- Victoria Bar
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Olive Oil Container
- William Etty, Artist
- Sixties York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Medieval Minster
- York Art Gallery