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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Minster after the Reformation
- De Grey Rooms
- Margaret Clitherow
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Holy Trinity Church
- Viking Coins
- Skeldergate Bridge
- A New Walk
- Medieval Prisons
- The Norman House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Anglian Carving