Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Art Gallery
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Guy Fawkes
- The Basilica
- The Female Prison
- The Horn of Ulf
- Rowntree Park
- First World War Memorial
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Military Belt Fitting
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- William Etty, Artist
- The Roman Fortress
- The Abbot's House
- Roman Gods and Goddesses