Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Our Lady's Row
- William Etty, Artist
- The Medieval Castle
- The George Fox Incident
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Garrison
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Abbot's House
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Battle of the Standard
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Hospitium