Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Military Belt Fitting
- Olive Oil Container
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Fairfax House
- Monk Bar
- New Earswick
- The Multangular Tower
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Norman Abbey
- Gold Finger Ring
- Middleham Jewel
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Silk Cap