Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- The Red Tower
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King Edward I and York
- Ripon College for Women
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Is York Cursed?
- York Art Gallery
- The George Fox Incident
- Barker Tower
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bootham Bar
- The Retreat
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Bootham School
- The Minster in the 20th Century