Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Abbot's House
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Lendal Bridge
- Is York Cursed?
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Barley Hall
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The First Railway Station
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Anglian Cross
- George Leeman
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Ouse Bridge
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Medieval Castle