Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Viking Boot
- Holy Trinity Church
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Barker Tower
- Minster Library
- The Medieval Minster
- William Etty, Artist
- The Medieval Abbey
- Stonegate
- Feeding Roman York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York's first historian: Francis Drake