Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- George Leeman
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Vikings and Christianity
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- View from Station Rise
- King Edward III and York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Is York Cursed?
- Clifford's Tower
- Viking Male Grooming
- Olive Oil Container
- Anglian Hanging Bowl