Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Crest of York St John College
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- A New University
- York Bombed
- Bootham School
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bone Trial Piece
- Royal Station Hotel
- The York Observatory
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Rowntree Park
- Lendal Tower
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- First World War York
- De Grey Rooms
- Military Belt Fitting
- Statue of an Athlete