Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Transport Moves On
- Walmgate Bar
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Roman Fortress
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Lendal Tower
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Anglian Cross
- York Railway Station
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- John Carr - Architect
- Bootham Bar
- Skeldergate Bridge
- A Pipkin