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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The First Minster
- The Basilica
- Holy Trinity Church
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- St William's Shrine
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Clifford's Tower
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Cawood Sword
- The End of the Abbey
- First World War York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Constantius Chlorus