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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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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Medieval Prisons
- Jubbergate
- The White Rose of York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Dick Turpin
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Medieval Minster
- Is York Cursed?
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Clifford's Tower
- De Grey Rooms
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Statue of Napoleon