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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Yorkshire Museum
- York and the Holocaust
- Inscription to Hecules
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- First World War York
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Abbot's House
- Anglian Carving
- Transport Moves On
- The First Minster
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Church of St Olave