Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The York Observatory
- York Railway Station
- Second World War York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Crest of York St John College
- Daniel Defoe's York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- New Shopping Centres
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bootham School
- Aldwark Synagogue
- A New University
- The Greyfriars
- Medieval Chamber Pot