Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The 1190 Massacre
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- New Earswick
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of St Wilfrid
- William Etty, Artist
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Roman Fortress
- Second World War York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Barley Hall
- Statue of the God Mars