Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- Barley Hall
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Feeding Roman York
- The Mansion House
- York's Coat of Arms
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St Crux's Church
- First World War York
- William Etty, Artist
- 62 Low Petergate
- George Leeman
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Water Lanes