Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- The Hospitium
- Anglian Cross
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- King Richard III and York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Retreat
- Guy Fawkes
- A New Walk
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Horn of Ulf
- Scarborough Bridge
- The York Observatory
- Monk Bar
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- View from Station Rise
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers