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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- York's Airfield
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The York Observatory
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Statue of an Athlete
- Anglian Cross
- Olive Oil Container
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Viking Boot
- Dick Turpin