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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- The Medieval Abbey
- Royal Station Hotel
- Sixties York
- Vikings and Christianity
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Fire in the Minster
- New Shopping Centres
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The York Observatory
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Clifford's Tower
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Military Belt Fitting
- Viking Silk Cap
- William Etty, Artist
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Monk Bar