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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- Statue of the God Mars
- Stonegate
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Debtors' Prison
- William Etty, Artist
- Lendal Tower
- Guy Fawkes
- The New Theatre
- Jubbergate
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Black Death
- Anglian Carving
- King Edward II and York
- The Horn of Ulf
- The York Hoard