Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Council of Arles
- St Leonard's Hospital
- A New University
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- A New Walk
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- View from Station Rise
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Ouse Bridge
- Viking Boot
- The Battle of the Standard
- Jubbergate