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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Red Tower
- The Black Death
- The Roman Fortress
- Olive Oil Container
- King Richard II and York
- King Edward I and York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Transport Moves On
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Greyfriars
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- A New Vision For York