Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- Barley Hall
- George Leeman
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The York Helmet
- Vikings and Christianity
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bronze weights
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Teaching the Poor
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Minster Library
- Church of St Wilfrid