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 Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- Sixties York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Central Library
- Statue of Napoleon
- Guy Fawkes
- Monk Bar
- William Etty, Artist
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- First World War York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Silver Strap Ends
- De Grey Rooms
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart