Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- De Grey Rooms
- Anglian Cross
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Norman Abbey
- Jubbergate
- The Norman Minster
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Medieval Abbey
- Royal Station Hotel
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- A Pipkin
- Crest of York St John College