Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- Ouse Bridge
- Military Belt Fitting
- Dick Turpin
- A New University
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Norman Castle
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The First Railway Station
- Anglian Carving
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- A New Walk
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Margaret Clitherow