Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- George Leeman
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Art Gallery
- The Abbot's House
- Fairfax House
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Constantius Chlorus
- York Union Gas Works
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Statue of the God Mars
- New Shopping Centres
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Roman Fortress