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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Barley Hall
- New Shopping Centres
- Silver Strap Ends
- The First Railway Station
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Inscription to Hecules
- Lendal Bridge
- York Garrison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Railway Station
- Fairfax House
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Constantius Chlorus
- Royal Station Hotel