Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Sixties York
- Crest of York St John College
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Ouse Bridge
- A New University
- Second World War York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The First Minster
- New Shopping Centres
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Rowntree Park
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- View from Station Rise
- The County Court House
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre