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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- First World War Memorial
- Barley Hall
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Industrial Upheaval
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The York Observatory
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Mithras and Arimanius