Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Cinema Comes to York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Rowntree Park
- The First Minster
- William Etty, Artist
- York Railway Station
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Bombed
- The Medieval Abbey
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Olive Oil Container
- York Union Gas Works
- The New Theatre