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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The York Observatory
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Sixties York
- King Edward III and York
- The Roman Fortress
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The County Court House
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Silver Strap Ends
- York Castle Museum
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Red Tower
- Bootham School
- The Minster in the 18th Century