Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- 62 Low Petergate
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Statue of Napoleon
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Middleham Jewel
- York Castle Museum
- The Greyfriars
- Military Belt Fitting
- Fishergate Bar
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Assembly Rooms
- St William's Shrine
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Roman Gods and Goddesses