Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Cawood Sword
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- William Etty, Artist
- Royal Station Hotel
- Gold Arm Ring
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Ouse Bridge
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Medieval Abbey
- Is York Cursed?
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Mansion House
- Church of St Wilfrid