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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The York Observatory
- The Norman Abbey
- Jubbergate
- Scarborough Bridge
- Teaching the Poor
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- All Saints Church, North Street
- King Edward I and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Central Library
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Monk Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York and the Holocaust