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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- John Carr - Architect
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Statue of the God Mars
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Ripon College for Women
- Amber Bead Workshop
- King Edward I and York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Dick Turpin
- Teaching the Poor
- York Union Gas Works
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Lendal Tower
- Victoria Bar
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Elizabeth Boardingham