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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- Fire in the Minster
- The White Rose of York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Hospitium
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bronze weights
- York's Coat of Arms
- Teaching the Poor
- The York Helmet
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Norman Window Frame
- The 1190 Massacre
- 62 Low Petergate
- Medieval Prisons
- View from Station Rise