Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The George Fox Incident
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York's Airfield
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The 1190 Massacre
- The New Theatre
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York Central Library
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Railway Station