Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Anglian Cross
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Female Prison
- Church of St Helen
- The George Fox Incident
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Norman Castle
- 62 Low Petergate
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Assembly Rooms
- Transport Moves On
- The Debtors' Prison
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels