Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King Richard III and York
- York Art Gallery
- Industrial Upheaval
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Norman Castle
- The York Helmet
- The Basilica
- Lendal Tower
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Anglian Cross
- Ouse Bridge
- The Minster in the 18th Century