Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Multangular Tower
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Rowntree Park
- Barley Hall
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Norman Abbey
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Church of St Helen
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Mansion House
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Medieval Castle