Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The York Helmet
- Guy Fawkes
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Castle Museum
- Church of St Olave
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Teaching the Poor
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The First Minster
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Norman Castle
- Silver Strap Ends
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street