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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- Walmgate Bar
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Jewbury Cemetery
- De Grey Rooms
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King Edward II and York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York Central Library
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Alcuin of York
- The Cawood Sword
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Railway Institute
- York Bombed
- Anglian Carving
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church