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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The First Railway Station
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Rowntree Park
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Guy Fawkes
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Roman Head Pot
- King Richard III and York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Battle of Marston Moor