Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Union Gas Works
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Military Belt Fitting
- Margaret Clitherow
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Abbot's House
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Is York Cursed?
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The First Minster
- Archbishop Scrope Executed