Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The York Observatory
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Viking Male Grooming
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Red Tower
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Stonegate
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Gold Arm Ring
- A New Walk