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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Norman House
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The George Fox Incident
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Gold Finger Ring
- Church of St Olave
- Jubbergate
- York and the Holocaust
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Red Tower
- Gold Arm Ring
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King Richard II and York