Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Yorkshire Museum
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Greyfriars
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York Railway Station
- The 1190 Massacre
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Red Tower