Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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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 of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- Skeldergate Bridge
- First World War Memorial
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Jewbury Cemetery
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- George Leeman
- Lendal Bridge
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Mystery Plays
- York Union Gas Works
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St William's Shrine
- Fishergate Bar
- A New Vision For York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Basilica