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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Silver Strap Ends
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Viking Silk Cap
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bootham Bar
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Micklegate Bar
- The Mansion House
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Cawood Sword
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The White Rose of York