Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- New Earswick
- Lendal Bridge
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York and the Holocaust
- Church of St Olave
- Fire in the Minster
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Barley Hall
- York Bombed
- New Shopping Centres
- St William's Shrine
- First World War Memorial
- Viking Male Grooming
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Roman Chimney Pot