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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York Union Gas Works
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Castle Museum
- The Horn of Ulf
- New Earswick
- York Railway Station
- York Central Library
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Assembly Rooms
- Dick Turpin
- The First Railway Station
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Railway King: George Hudson