Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The End of the Abbey
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bootham Bar
- Transport Moves On
- The Greyfriars
- The First Railway Station
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The George Fox Incident
- York Bombed
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Skeldergate Bridge
- King Richard III and York
- St Leonard's Hospital