Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- York Railway Station
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Art Gallery
- The York Hoard
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- A New Walk
- The Railway Institute
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King Richard III and York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Constantius Chlorus
- Lendal Tower
- Olive Oil Container
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The County Court House
- First World War Memorial