Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Lendal Tower
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Medieval Minster
- Water Lanes
- Inscription to Hecules
- New Earswick
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Silver Strap Ends
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Transport Moves On
- York's Coat of Arms
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'