Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Retreat
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- New Earswick
- Church of St Helen
- Silver Strap Ends
- Ripon College for Women
- Mary Ward
- Clifford's Tower
- York Bombed
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Victorian Prison Building