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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Mithras and Arimanius
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Multangular Tower
- Viking Silk Cap
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Guy Fawkes
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Dick Turpin
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Guildhall
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The County Court House