Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York's Airfield
- Is York Cursed?
- Gold Arm Ring
- Micklegate Bar
- New Earswick
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Norman House
- The County Court House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Union Gas Works
- The First Railway Station
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Clifford's Tower
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Silver Strap Ends
- Stonegate