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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Guildhall
- The George Fox Incident
- Sixties York
- The White Rose of York
- Lendal Tower
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King Edward I and York
- The First Railway Station
- Treasurer's House
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York Garrison
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- St Crux's Church
- The York Hoard
- Bones of a Roman Combatant