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 End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Bar Convent
- The County Court House
- Viking Boot
- Church of St Olave
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Anglian Carving
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Fairfax House
- The First Railway Station
- Medieval Prisons
- Crest of York St John College
- Stonegate
- The Railway Institute
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Minster Library
- Lendal Bridge