Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- The Roman Fortress
- St William's Shrine
- Vikings and Christianity
- Anglian Carving
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Viking Coins
- De Grey Rooms
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Mary Ward
- Eric Bloodaxe
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Norman Abbey
- The Horn of Ulf
- Industrial Upheaval