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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The York Hoard
- The Cawood Sword
- De Grey Rooms
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Union Gas Works
- The End of the Abbey
- The Norman Castle
- The Medieval Abbey
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Gold Arm Ring
- A Pipkin
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Mansion House
- The George Fox Incident
- Viking Boot
- Barker Tower