Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Bar Convent
- The Horn of Ulf
- View from Station Rise
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Norman Minster
- Walmgate Bar
- York Bombed
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St William's Shrine
- The First Railway Station
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Norman Castle
- Monk Bar
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Medieval Castle