Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- A New Walk
- The York Helmet
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- John Carr - Architect
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Cinema Comes to York
- Is York Cursed?
- Water Lanes
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Roman Fortress
- The Railway Institute
- The Shambles
- A New University
- York Railway Station
- Olive Oil Container