Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Olive Oil Container
- Yorkshire Museum
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Statue of the God Mars
- King Edward III and York
- King Richard III and York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- King Edward I and York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Military Belt Fitting
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York