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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- John Carr - Architect
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St William's Shrine
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Viking Silk Cap
- Scarborough Bridge
- Constantius Chlorus
- Barley Hall
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Fire in the Minster
- The York Observatory
- York's Airfield