Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Micklegate Bar
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Mansion House
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bootham Bar
- Mary Ward
- Bone Trial Piece
- York and the Holocaust
- The York Helmet
- A New Walk
- The Roman Fortress