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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Roman Fortress
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Second World War York
- Anglian Cross
- Crest of York St John College
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Is York Cursed?
- Cumberland House, King's Staith