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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Roman Fortress
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- De Grey Rooms
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Norman Window Frame
- Monk Bar
- Anglian Carving
- Scarborough Bridge
- York Central Library
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Gold Finger Ring
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Our Lady's Row
- Anglian Cross