Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- The First Railway Station
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Ripon College for Women
- Rebuilt in Stone
- A New Walk
- The Abbot's House
- York Railway Station
- The Horn of Ulf
- King Richard II and York
- The Medieval Castle
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Constantius Chlorus
- York's Coat of Arms
- Stonegate