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 Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Scarborough Bridge
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bootham Bar
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York Garrison
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- First World War York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse