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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Church of St Olave
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bronze weights
- York and the Holocaust
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Railway Institute
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Feeding Roman York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Mary Ward
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Teaching the Poor
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Red Tower
- Barker Tower
- The White Rose of York