Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- View from Station Rise
- The Debtors' Prison
- The York Hoard
- The New Theatre
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Norman Minster
- A New University
- Ripon College for Women
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York's Coat of Arms
- A Pipkin
- A New Walk
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Judges Lodging
- Barker Tower