Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- Lendal Tower
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Cawood Sword
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Norman Minster
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- 62 Low Petergate
- Jubbergate
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bronze weights
- A New Walk
- Water Lanes
- Yorkshire Museum
- The York Observatory
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York St John in the 20th Century