Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bootham Bar
- The York Observatory
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The White Rose of York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Medieval Abbey
- First World War Memorial
- King Edward I and York
- The Norman Castle
- Gold Finger Ring
- 62 Low Petergate
- Military Belt Fitting