Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- First World War Memorial
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Medieval Minster
- The 1190 Massacre
- Norman Window Frame
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Micklegate Bar
- The White Rose of York
- King Richard II and York
- Fairfax House