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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- A Pipkin
- Is York Cursed?
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Royal Station Hotel
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York's Coat of Arms
- Gold Arm Ring
- Feeding Roman York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Greyfriars
- King Richard II and York
- Lendal Tower
- The Battle of the Standard