Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Mary Ward
- Lendal Tower
- Gold Arm Ring
- Walmgate Bar
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Medieval Prisons
- The Shambles
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Middleham Jewel
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Vikings and Christianity
- Guy Fawkes
- The 1190 Massacre
- York's Coat of Arms
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers