Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Norman Minster
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Medieval Abbey
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The York Observatory
- The End of the Abbey
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Medieval Prisons
- Margaret Clitherow
- Lendal Bridge
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Bombed
- York Railway Station
- The County Court House
- Roman Head Pot