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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- A New Vision For York
- Barley Hall
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Lendal Tower
- Our Lady's Row
- Viking Coins
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Minster Library
- The End of the Abbey
- The Basilica
- The Bar Convent
- Bootham School
- Norman Window Frame
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Statue of the God Mars