Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Fire in the Minster
- The First Railway Station
- The Debtors' Prison
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Hoard
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Railway Station
- Victoria Bar
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Red Tower
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers