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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Abbot's House
- The Battle of the Standard
- Mary Ward
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Guildhall
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Medieval Minster
- Viking Boot
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bootham Bar
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Margaret Clitherow
- Scarborough Bridge