Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Viking Male Grooming
- Guy Fawkes
- Margaret Clitherow
- Olive Oil Container
- Barley Hall
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Teaching the Poor
- King Edward III and York
- The Female Prison
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Anglian Cross