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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Lendal Bridge
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Viking Boot
- John Carr - Architect
- Barley Hall
- Micklegate Bar
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Anglian Carving
- Skeldergate Bridge
- View from Station Rise
- The Debtors' Prison
- Viking Coins
- Viking Silk Cap
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York St John in the 20th Century
- A New Vision For York