Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Medieval Castle
- The York Helmet
- Statue of Napoleon
- The First Railway Station
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Micklegate Bar
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Anglian Cross
- Lendal Tower
- King Edward I and York
- The Norman Castle
- Inscription to Hecules