Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- William Etty, Artist
- The White Rose of York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Female Prison
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Statue of Napoleon
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Teaching the Poor
- The Multangular Tower
- St William's Shrine