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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Feeding Roman York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Anglian Cross
- View from Station Rise
- The 1190 Massacre
- Royal Station Hotel
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Roman Fortress