Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The 1190 Massacre
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Walmgate Bar
- The Norman Abbey
- A Pipkin
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Holy Trinity Church
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Viking Boot
- The Abbot's House
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity