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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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Sixties York
- A Pipkin
- The Debtors' Prison
- Fairfax House
- The County Court House
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Water Lanes
- New Shopping Centres
- York Bombed
- The George Fox Incident
- Ripon College for Women
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- George Leeman
- The Red Tower
- Anglian Burial Vessel