Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Medieval Castle
- Church of St Olave
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Mystery Plays
- First World War York
- Micklegate Bar
- York Art Gallery
- The York Hoard
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Olive Oil Container
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Norman Window Frame
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Teaching the Poor
- Middleham Jewel
- York Union Gas Works