Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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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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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Judges Lodging
- Fairfax House
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Viking Coins
- Medieval Prisons
- York Railway Station
- The Red Tower
- The First Railway Station
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- De Grey Rooms
- Barley Hall
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Clifford's Tower