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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Assembly Rooms
- De Grey Rooms
- The Horn of Ulf
- Medieval Prisons
- The Battle of the Standard
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Art Gallery
- Roman Head Pot
- The Basilica
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The White Rose of York
- The Bar Convent
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions