Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- York Garrison
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Mystery Plays
- A New Walk
- The Assembly Rooms
- King Edward III and York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Anglian Carving
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Cawood Sword
- The York Observatory
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Roman Fortress
- The Bar Convent
- Monk Bar
- Ripon College for Women
- The Minster in the 18th Century