Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Central Library
- Margaret Clitherow
- Our Lady's Row
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- View from Station Rise
- Gold Finger Ring
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bronze weights
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Anglian Cross
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Multangular Tower
- King Richard III and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries