Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York and the Holocaust
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King Richard III and York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bone Trial Piece
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The First Railway Station
- Clifford's Tower
- Mary Ward
- The Medieval Abbey