Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Second World War York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- A New University
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Mansion House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Roman Fortress
- Crest of York St John College
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Fairfax House
- Treasurer's House
- Bootham Bar
- George Leeman