Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Yorkshire Museum
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Shambles
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Mystery Plays
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Victoria Bar
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- First World War York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Crossed Keys Symbol