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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Church of St Helen
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Victoria Bar
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The First Railway Station
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Female Prison
- The Mansion House
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Mystery Plays
- Viking Male Grooming
- King Richard II and York