Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Lendal Bridge
- A New University
- The Abbot's House
- Barker Tower
- Second World War York
- Stonegate
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- A Pipkin
- Viking Silk Cap
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Teaching the Poor
- Statue of Napoleon
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bone Trial Piece
- Scarborough Bridge
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions