Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Shambles
- Second World War York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Roman Fortress
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Bar Convent
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Lendal Bridge
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bootham Bar
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Abbot's House
- Hair of a Roman Girl