Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Transport Moves On
- Cinema Comes to York
- Micklegate Bar
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Central Library
- The Black Death
- The Norman Minster
- Mary Ward
- The Medieval Abbey
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York's first historian: Francis Drake