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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- The Norman House
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Viking Boot
- The Medieval Minster
- York Garrison
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Cawood Sword
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- A Pipkin
- Jubbergate
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Anglian Carving
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Retreat
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle