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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- York Union Gas Works
- Victoria Bar
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Lendal Tower
- Dick Turpin
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- De Grey Rooms
- The Norman House
- Teaching the Poor
- Church of St Helen
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Holy Trinity Church
- York Central Library
- Feeding Roman York