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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Anglian Cross
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- King Edward II and York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Monk Bar
- William Etty, Artist
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Bar Convent
- Inscription to Hecules
- The End of the Abbey
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Hospitium
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Greyfriars
- The Minster in Viking Times