Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Statue of Napoleon
- Yorkshire Museum
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The End of the Abbey
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Battle of the Standard
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- A New University
- All Saints Church, North Street
- St Crux's Church
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Horn of Ulf
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- New Shopping Centres