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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The White Rose of York
- Inscription to Hecules
- Stonegate
- Sixties York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Church of St Helen
- The Basilica
- The Female Prison
- The Red Tower
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- View from Station Rise
- First World War Memorial
- The Norman Abbey
- Gold Arm Ring
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Bar Convent