Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- Teaching the Poor
- The Black Death
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Ouse Bridge
- King Edward I and York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Multangular Tower
- Sixties York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bone Trial Piece
- Daniel Defoe's York