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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Barley Hall
- The Norman House
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Railway Institute
- The First Railway Station
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Bombed
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- View from Station Rise
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Bar Convent
- The York Helmet
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The George Fox Incident