Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Cinema Comes to York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Guy Fawkes
- The Greyfriars
- Bootham Bar
- King Richard III and York
- The Female Prison
- William Etty, Artist
- John Carr - Architect
- York Union Gas Works
- Sixties York
- Roman Head Pot
- York and the Holocaust
- Judges Lodging
- All Saints Church, North Street