Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Norman Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York St John in the 20th Century
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Silver Strap Ends
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Norman Abbey
- Viking Boot
- Minster Library
- John Carr - Architect
- Transport Moves On