Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- Bronze weights
- The 1190 Massacre
- The First Railway Station
- The First Minster
- The Roman Fortress
- Cinema Comes to York
- Our Lady's Row
- York Bombed
- The Red Tower
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Minster in Viking Times
- A Pipkin
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Transport Moves On
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom