Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- Rowntree Park
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Anglian Cross
- Jubbergate
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Richard II and York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Battle of the Standard
- King Edward II and York
- Norman Window Frame
- Monk Bar
- St Crux's Church
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Glazed Medieval Jug