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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- First World War Memorial
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Vikings and Christianity
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The County Court House
- The Shambles
- The Debtors' Prison
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bone Trial Piece
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Rowntree Park
- Teaching the Poor
- The York Observatory
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa