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 Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Yorkshire Museum
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Mary Ward
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Middleham Jewel
- Micklegate Bar
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The New Theatre
- Sixties York
- Is York Cursed?
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The York Hoard
- The Minster after the Reformation