Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Royal Station Hotel
- York's Airfield
- Statue of the God Mars
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Union Gas Works
- Viking Coins
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Mystery Plays
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Norman Abbey
- The Medieval Castle
- The Railway Institute
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa