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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- Fairfax House
- Olive Oil Container
- The Greyfriars
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Jubbergate
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The White Rose of York
- Church of St Helen
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Shambles
- Water Lanes
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- View from Station Rise