Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- William Etty, Artist
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Is York Cursed?
- Middleham Jewel
- Fire in the Minster
- The 1190 Massacre
- Barker Tower
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Central Library
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate