Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the 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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Barker Tower
- Inscription to Hecules
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Abbot's House
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Norman Window Frame
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Guy Fawkes
- The York Hoard
- Minster Library
- Scarborough Bridge
- First World War Memorial
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Royal Station Hotel