Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- William Etty, Artist
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Red Tower
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- King Richard II and York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Mansion House
- York St John in the 20th Century
- A New Walk
- Statue of Napoleon
- York Bombed
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Clifford's Tower
- Constantius Chlorus
- First World War York
- Jewbury Cemetery