Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Jubbergate
- Ouse Bridge
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Assembly Rooms
- Barley Hall
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Judges Lodging
- A Pipkin
- Dick Turpin
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- A New Walk
- The York Observatory
- King Edward III and York
- 62 Low Petergate