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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Ripon College for Women
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- New Shopping Centres
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Scarborough Bridge
- Lendal Bridge
- Treasurer's House
- York Art Gallery
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Cinema Comes to York
- King Edward III and York
- Water Lanes
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior