Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bone Trial Piece
- Teaching the Poor
- The Basilica
- Sixties York
- Minster Library
- Walmgate Bar
- The Hospitium
- Holy Trinity Church
- York Bombed
- The First Minster
- Clifford's Tower
- King Richard II and York
- Second World War York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York's Coat of Arms
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York