Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- A New Vision For York
- The End of the Abbey
- The Female Prison
- King Richard III and York
- The Bar Convent
- The Horn of Ulf
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Greyfriars
- Victoria Bar
- The White Rose of York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Our Lady's Row
- York Castle Museum