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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- First World War Memorial
- The Multangular Tower
- The Mansion House
- Victoria Bar
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Retreat
- Minster Library
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- King Richard II and York
- The Medieval Minster
- The First Railway Station
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Constantius Chlorus
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The York Helmet
- Fire in the Minster
- York's Airfield