Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bone Trial Piece
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Guildhall
- The Hospitium
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Black Death
- York Art Gallery
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The First Railway Station
- Crest of York St John College
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Clifford's Tower
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- First World War York
- Minster Library