Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Viking Male Grooming
- Ouse Bridge
- York Central Library
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Norman Abbey
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Retreat
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The York Observatory
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Guy Fawkes
- Holy Trinity Church
- New Shopping Centres
- Church of St Wilfrid