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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Viking Coins
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Female Prison
- Teaching the Poor
- Stonegate
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Monk Bar
- King Edward II and York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Church of St Olave
- Minster Library
- A New Vision For York
- The Greyfriars
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Rebuilt in Stone