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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- New Earswick
- The Medieval Castle
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Cinema Comes to York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The End of the Abbey
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Yorkshire Museum
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King Edward III and York