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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Victoria Bar
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The End of the Abbey
- Fire in the Minster
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Transport Moves On
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- King Edward I and York
- Jubbergate
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Barley Hall
- The Norman House
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Industrial Upheaval
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall