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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- View from Station Rise
- New Earswick
- A New University
- The Black Death
- King Edward II and York
- The George Fox Incident
- The First Minster
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Crest of York St John College
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fishergate Bar
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Statue of the God Mars
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The York Observatory