Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- John Carr - Architect
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Medieval Minster
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Shambles
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Council of Arles
- The Retreat
- The Hospitium
- The Horn of Ulf
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Mansion House
- Second World War York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses