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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Margaret Clitherow
- Stonegate
- Constantius Chlorus
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Jubbergate
- The First Minster
- Second World War York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Fairfax House
- The York Observatory
- Viking Silk Cap
- Skeldergate Bridge