Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Norman Window Frame
- Sixties York
- Transport Moves On
- Constantius Chlorus
- Barker Tower
- York's Airfield
- The First Minster
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Feeding Roman York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Second World War York
- A New Walk
- Tombstone of Julia Velva