Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Stonegate
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- A New University
- Lendal Bridge
- Fishergate Bar
- The Retreat
- King Edward II and York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Yorkshire Museum
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Statue of Napoleon
- Statue of an Athlete
- Barker Tower
- The Hospitium
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bootham School