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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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Feeding Roman York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Crest of York St John College
- Lendal Tower
- Second World War York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- A New University
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Ouse Bridge
- Viking Coins
- Fishergate Bar
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Art Gallery