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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Minster Library
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Bar Convent
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Church of St Helen
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Fishergate Bar
- Jubbergate
- Bone Trial Piece
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Skeldergate Bridge