Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- View from Station Rise
- The First Minster
- Fire in the Minster
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Walmgate Bar
- A New University
- The Abbot's House
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The County Court House
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Lendal Tower
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York and the Holocaust
- New Shopping Centres