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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Anglian Cross
- The Guildhall
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Teaching the Poor
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Medieval Minster
- York and the Holocaust
- The Female Prison
- The Greyfriars
- The Multangular Tower
- The Roman Fortress
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Statue of the God Mars
- Fire in the Minster
- The County Court House
- Jubbergate