Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Holy Trinity Church
- The County Court House
- Fishergate Bar
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- New Shopping Centres
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Statue of an Athlete
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bootham School
- Vikings and Christianity
- Is York Cursed?
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Barker Tower
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Ouse Bridge
- The Guildhall