Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Medieval Castle
- View from Station Rise
- The Female Prison
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Statue of the God Mars
- Industrial Upheaval
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Our Lady's Row
- Roman Head Pot
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Church of St Helen
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Barker Tower