Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Alcuin of York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Union Gas Works
- The Railway Institute
- King Edward III and York
- Monk Bar
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The York Observatory
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York and the Holocaust
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill