Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York Art Gallery
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Mystery Plays
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Fishergate Bar
- The York Observatory
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The First Railway Station
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Bone Trial Piece
- Fairfax House
- Church of St Helen
- York's Airfield