Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Jubbergate
- A New University
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Royal Station Hotel
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Aldwark Synagogue
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Cawood Sword
- Stonegate
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York's Airfield
- New Shopping Centres
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Queen Margaret's Arch