Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Ouse Bridge
- Dick Turpin
- New Shopping Centres
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Rowntree Park
- King Richard III and York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bootham School
- Lendal Tower
- The Assembly Rooms
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions