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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- George Leeman
- Inscription to Hecules
- Is York Cursed?
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Clifford's Tower
- York Railway Station
- Viking Silk Cap
- Olive Oil Container
- Yorkshire Museum
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Anglian Carving
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Norman Castle
- New Earswick
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre