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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Gold Arm Ring
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Union Gas Works
- John Carr - Architect
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Viking Coins
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Guildhall
- Sixties York
- St Crux's Church
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Monk Bar
- Rowntree Park
- New Shopping Centres