Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Medieval Prisons
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Water Lanes
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York and the Holocaust
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The County Court House
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Dick Turpin
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- St William's Shrine
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy