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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Norman House
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Viking Silk Cap
- Crest of York St John College
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Clifford's Tower
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Roman Head Pot
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Abbot's House
- Lendal Bridge
- The Medieval Minster
- Jubbergate
- York Bombed
- Elizabeth Boardingham