Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Statue of the God Mars
- Church of St Olave
- New Shopping Centres
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Cinema Comes to York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The End of the Abbey
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Viking Coins
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Medieval Minster
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- 62 Low Petergate