Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Crest of York St John College
- Victoria Bar
- Industrial Upheaval
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bootham Bar
- Clifford's Tower
- York Castle Museum
- The Roman Fortress
- A New University
- The Red Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Lendal Tower
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York Art Gallery
- The Black Death
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries