Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- York Bombed
- The White Rose of York
- Fairfax House
- The New Theatre
- Industrial Upheaval
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Viking Coins
- De Grey Rooms
- Gold Finger Ring
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Mansion House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King Edward I and York
- Vikings and Christianity
- William Etty, Artist