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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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Walmgate Bar
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Medieval Castle
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The First Railway Station
- The Mansion House
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Minster Library
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King Richard III and York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- John Carr - Architect