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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- 62 Low Petergate
- Vikings and Christianity
- Gold Arm Ring
- Minster Library
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Battle of the Standard
- The George Fox Incident
- The Medieval Minster
- The Cawood Sword
- Viking Male Grooming
- Middleham Jewel
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- First World War York
- The New Theatre