Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- A New Vision For York
- Medieval Prisons
- York Bombed
- The Medieval Castle
- The Basilica
- York and the Holocaust
- The Norman Castle
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The End of the Abbey
- Church of St Wilfrid
- A Pipkin
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Minster Library