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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- Norman Window Frame
- Viking Silk Cap
- Statue of Napoleon
- De Grey Rooms
- Cinema Comes to York
- New Earswick
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Red Tower
- Guy Fawkes
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall