Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Dick Turpin
- The Roman Fortress
- The Bar Convent
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Ripon College for Women
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The White Rose of York
- Second World War York
- Alcuin of York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Multangular Tower
- The First Minster
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Vikings and Christianity
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom