Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- Sixties York
- Bronze weights
- The Railway Institute
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Assembly Rooms
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Norman Castle
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Greyfriars
- York Bombed
- Statue of Napoleon
- The New Theatre
- Mary Ward
- Fairfax House
- Is York Cursed?