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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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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...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- New Earswick
- The Shambles
- Transport Moves On
- Is York Cursed?
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Bombed
- Yorkshire Museum
- Church of St Helen
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York and the Holocaust
- Fishergate Bar
- The Bar Convent
- Victoria Bar
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Minster after the Reformation