Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- Church of St Olave
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The 1190 Massacre
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The York Observatory
- Gold Arm Ring
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Art Gallery
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The First Minster
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Roman Head Pot
- Yorkshire Museum
- Roman Chimney Pot