Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- De Grey Rooms
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Roman Head Pot
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Medieval Abbey
- Mary Ward
- William Etty, Artist
- The Greyfriars
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa