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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- First World War Memorial
- Lendal Bridge
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Our Lady's Row
- The Medieval Minster
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Castle Museum
- King Richard II and York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Gold Arm Ring
- Inscription to Hecules
- Water Lanes
- The Railway Institute
- King Edward III and York
- York Railway Station
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bootham Bar