Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Lendal Bridge
- Rowntree Park
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- New Shopping Centres
- Jubbergate
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Barley Hall
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Retreat
- The Basilica