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 City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- Anglian Cross
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- William Etty, Artist
- Treasurer's House
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Black Death
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Viking Male Grooming
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Ripon College for Women
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Teaching the Poor
- St Crux's Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Medieval Chamber Pot