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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- The York Helmet
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Medieval Minster
- Statue of Napoleon
- Church of St Helen
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Sixties York
- St William's Shrine
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Dick Turpin
- Anglian Cross
- Water Lanes