Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- King Edward III and York
- Scarborough Bridge
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Female Prison
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Vikings and Christianity
- New Earswick
- Alcuin of York
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Medieval Minster
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Bombed
- Fire in the Minster