Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York Castle Museum
- Second World War York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Mary Ward
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Medieval Prisons
- Transport Moves On
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Medieval Castle
- The Railway Institute
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Council of Arles
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Medieval Minster
- York in the fifteenth Century