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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Judges Lodging
- The Roman Fortress
- Mithras and Arimanius
- St Crux's Church
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York Railway Station
- York Art Gallery
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The First Railway Station
- Water Lanes
- Is York Cursed?
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Jewbury Cemetery