Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St Crux's Church
- First World War York
- Fairfax House
- York and the Holocaust
- York Union Gas Works
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Scarborough Bridge
- Monk Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Our Lady's Row
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Fire in the Minster
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Statue of an Athlete