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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Statue of an Athlete
- The County Court House
- The Cawood Sword
- Viking Coins
- Industrial Upheaval
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Anglian Cross
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Teaching the Poor
- Mithras and Arimanius
- George Leeman
- Treasurer's House
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Norman Abbey