Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Railway Institute
- Viking Silk Cap
- Rowntree Park
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- King Edward II and York
- Cinema Comes to York
- The County Court House
- Alcuin of York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The First Railway Station
- King Richard II and York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Abbot's House