Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- King Richard II and York
- George Leeman
- Bronze weights
- York Art Gallery
- Dick Turpin
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Female Prison
- The Retreat
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Norman Castle
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Transport Moves On
- Lendal Tower