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 Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Walmgate Bar
- Anglian Cross
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Clifford's Tower
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bootham School
- Central Methodist Chapel
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Transport Moves On
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Guildhall