Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Central Methodist Chapel
- A New Vision For York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- A New University
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Debtors' Prison
- King Edward I and York
- Second World War York
- The York Helmet
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York's Airfield
- The Roman Fortress
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Guildhall