Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Railway Institute
- The Black Death
- The First Railway Station
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Garrison
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Richard III and York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Shambles
- The Roman Fortress
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill