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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- Minster Library
- The Hospitium
- The Norman Minster
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Shambles
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bootham School
- York Bombed
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Council of Arles
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers