Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Jubbergate
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Black Death
- The Norman Minster
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- All Saints Church, North Street
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York Garrison
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- De Grey Rooms
- The Council of Arles