Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- George Leeman
- 62 Low Petergate
- Fairfax House
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Norman Abbey
- The Multangular Tower
- The New Theatre
- Holy Trinity Church
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Bar Convent
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Medieval Castle
- King Edward II and York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Female Prison