Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Jubbergate
- The Council of Arles
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Lendal Bridge
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Vikings and Christianity
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York Central Library
- Transport Moves On
- George Leeman
- The York Observatory
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Minster Library
- Fairfax House
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Barker Tower