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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York and the Holocaust
- Bootham School
- Stonegate
- The White Rose of York
- The Shambles
- The Railway Institute
- St Crux's Church
- The Mansion House
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Daniel Defoe's York
- A New Vision For York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop