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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- Inscription to Hecules
- De Grey Rooms
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Middleham Jewel
- The Cawood Sword
- Teaching the Poor
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King Edward III and York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Mansion House
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Norman House
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The New Theatre
- Water Lanes
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head