Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Hospitium
- Anglian Cross
- Walmgate Bar
- Roman Head Pot
- King Edward I and York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Lendal Bridge
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Clifford's Tower
- The County Court House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Lendal Tower
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate