Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- Judges Lodging
- Transport Moves On
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The White Rose of York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Norman Castle
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Guildhall
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Lendal Bridge
- 62 Low Petergate
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Second World War York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Debtors' Prison
- Jewbury Cemetery