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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The York Observatory
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The York Helmet
- The Hospitium
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Micklegate Bar
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The York Hoard
- The White Rose of York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Debtors' Prison
- Gold Finger Ring
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)