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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bootham Bar
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Lendal Bridge
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Union Gas Works
- Church of St Helen
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Mansion House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The White Rose of York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Jubbergate
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle