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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Mary Ward
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bronze weights
- The Greyfriars
- Ripon College for Women
- York Union Gas Works
- Anglian Cross
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- First World War York
- Barker Tower
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Gold Finger Ring
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Bar Convent
- King Edward III and York