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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- First World War Memorial
- The Greyfriars
- Gold Finger Ring
- York and the Holocaust
- Is York Cursed?
- The First Minster
- Yorkshire Museum
- First World War York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Mansion House
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Viking Coins
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York's Airfield
- King Richard III and York
- St Leonard's Hospital