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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Second World War York
- The New Theatre
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- George Leeman
- The Debtors' Prison
- York Union Gas Works
- The Female Prison
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bronze weights
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Bombed
- Ripon College for Women
- The Mansion House
- York Central Library
- The County Court House
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers