Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Greyfriars
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Battle of the Standard
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- A New Walk
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Stonegate
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Mansion House
- The First Minster
- Clifford's Tower