Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Minster Library
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The White Rose of York
- Ouse Bridge
- The Roman Fortress
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- A New Vision For York
- Yorkshire Museum
- First World War Memorial
- Bootham School
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Medieval Castle
- Olive Oil Container
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Silver Strap Ends