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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Fishergate Bar
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Stonegate
- The York Helmet
- View from Station Rise
- St William's Shrine
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Teaching the Poor
- The Black Death
- Eric Bloodaxe