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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The First Minster
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Military Belt Fitting
- York's Coat of Arms
- St Crux's Church
- Anglian Carving
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Gold Finger Ring
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Council of Arles
- The White Rose of York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Ripon College for Women