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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Bone Trial Piece
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Bar Convent
- Transport Moves On
- York's Airfield
- William Etty, Artist
- Teaching the Poor
- St Crux's Church
- The Medieval Castle
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Statue of an Athlete
- Crest of York St John College
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters