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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Fire in the Minster
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- King Richard II and York
- York and the Holocaust
- Second World War York
- Transport Moves On
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York's Airfield
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Holy Trinity Church
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bootham Bar
- Aldwark Synagogue