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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Viking Coins
- Bootham School
- Central Methodist Chapel
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Railway Station
- King Richard II and York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Yorkshire Museum
- Lendal Bridge
- The Norman Castle
- Barker Tower
- York and the Holocaust
- Cinema Comes to York