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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- Our Lady's Row
- Gold Finger Ring
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The New Theatre
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- 62 Low Petergate
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The First Minster
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bootham Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York's Coat of Arms
- Is York Cursed?