Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Is York Cursed?
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Sixties York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Viking Boot
- The Female Prison
- Vikings and Christianity
- George Leeman
- Guy Fawkes
- Crest of York St John College
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate