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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Abbot's House
- York Central Library
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Red Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Art Gallery
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- William Etty, Artist
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- First World War York
- The Victorian Prison Building