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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Second World War York
- Crest of York St John College
- Medieval Prisons
- Sixties York
- The Guildhall
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Ouse Bridge
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Cinema Comes to York
- King Edward III and York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- King Edward I and York