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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Retreat
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Shambles
- The Norman Abbey
- Rowntree Park
- Middleham Jewel
- The Female Prison
- Teaching the Poor
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King Edward II and York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Treasurer's House
- St Crux's Church
- Victoria Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital