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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- The New Theatre
- York Castle Museum
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The York Observatory
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- St William's Shrine
- De Grey Rooms
- The Retreat
- William Etty, Artist
- Medieval Prisons
- Second World War York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Royal Station Hotel
- New Earswick