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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Ripon College for Women
- The Abbot's House
- Dick Turpin
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- View from Station Rise
- Viking Male Grooming
- Monk Bar
- Lendal Bridge
- The Retreat
- Silver Strap Ends
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Ouse Bridge
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Shambles
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bootham School
- York Art Gallery