Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Royal Station Hotel
- A New Walk
- Second World War York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Treasurer's House
- The County Court House
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The New Theatre
- The White Rose of York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Viking Coins