Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- York and the Holocaust
- Roman Head Pot
- York Garrison
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Cawood Sword
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Barley Hall
- Ripon College for Women
- Vikings and Christianity
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York Railway Station
- The Medieval Castle
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Viking Silk Cap
- Industrial Upheaval
- Transport Moves On