Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York Union Gas Works
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Richard II and York
- The Female Prison
- St Crux's Church
- York Central Library
- Scarborough Bridge
- The White Rose of York
- The New Theatre
- First World War York