Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Battle of the Standard
- A New University
- Crest of York St John College
- Gold Finger Ring
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Is York Cursed?
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Richard II and York
- Feeding Roman York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Second World War York
- Guy Fawkes
- Mary Ward
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Silver Strap Ends