Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Railway Station
- York's Airfield
- Norman Window Frame
- The Female Prison
- The Medieval Castle
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Cinema Comes to York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- A New University
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The First Railway Station