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 Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Medieval Castle
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Roman Head Pot
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Our Lady's Row
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Walmgate Bar
- Constantius Chlorus
- Fire in the Minster
- Micklegate Bar
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Margaret Clitherow
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The County Court House
- Inside the Roman Fortress