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 Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Bootham School
- Fire in the Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Alcuin of York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Guy Fawkes
- York Union Gas Works
- Teaching the Poor
- Royal Station Hotel
- The First Minster
- Micklegate Bar
- A Pipkin
- Inscription to Hecules
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- First World War York
- First World War Memorial
- York St John in the 20th Century