Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- York Union Gas Works
- Clifford's Tower
- York Railway Station
- The Norman Minster
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Shambles
- The Female Prison
- The York Hoard
- Yorkshire Museum
- Margaret Clitherow
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Is York Cursed?
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Bar Convent
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The George Fox Incident