Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The White Rose of York
- Barker Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- A Pipkin
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Second World War York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Guildhall
- Middleham Jewel
- Victoria Bar
- Bronze weights
- Walmgate Bar
- The Hospitium
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill