Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Our Lady's Row
- The Norman Minster
- The Retreat
- The Black Death
- The Medieval Castle
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bootham School
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The York Helmet
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Inscription to Hecules
- A New Walk