Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- St William's Shrine
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Norman House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Dick Turpin
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Viking Sword Pommel
- St Crux's Church
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Bombed
- The Medieval Castle
- Anglian Cross
- The Black Death