Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- Stonegate
- The 1190 Massacre
- Dick Turpin
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Norman Minster
- Water Lanes
- King Richard III and York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Shambles
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Basilica
- Micklegate Bar
- The Norman Castle