Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- De Grey Rooms
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- John Carr - Architect
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Is York Cursed?
- St Crux's Church
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York Castle Museum
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Union Gas Works
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Feeding Roman York
- Rowntree Park