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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- Scarborough Bridge
- Skeldergate Bridge
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The 1190 Massacre
- York Bombed
- Judges Lodging
- Margaret Clitherow
- York Art Gallery
- The Railway Institute
- The Battle of the Standard
- The New Theatre
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York in the fifteenth Century