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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- The Roman Fortress
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Basilica
- Lendal Tower
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Guildhall
- Rebuilt in Stone
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The First Minster
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- King Edward I and York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Clifford's Tower
- Judges Lodging