Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- A New Walk
- The Roman Fortress
- Micklegate Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Fire in the Minster
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- King Edward I and York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Feeding Roman York
- The Horn of Ulf
- York's Airfield
- Ripon College for Women
- New Shopping Centres
- York Union Gas Works
- 62 Low Petergate
- Hair of a Roman Girl