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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Norman Castle
- Bootham School
- Statue of Napoleon
- York Castle Museum
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Treasurer's House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- First World War York
- King Edward II and York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- George Leeman
- King Richard III and York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Black Death
- A New Walk