Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Sixties York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Micklegate Bar
- William Etty, Artist
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Viking Silk Cap
- The First Minster
- Silver Strap Ends
- Olive Oil Container
- The Mystery Plays
- The Medieval Minster
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Norman Abbey
- The Abbot's House