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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- View from Station Rise
- Teaching the Poor
- Yorkshire Museum
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bone Trial Piece
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Silver Strap Ends
- Viking Boot
- The Roman Fortress
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Stonegate
- Holy Trinity Church
- St William's Shrine
- George Leeman