Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Dick Turpin
- Jubbergate
- The Railway Institute
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Anglian Cross
- Is York Cursed?
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Lendal Bridge
- Judges Lodging
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- New Shopping Centres
- York Art Gallery
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Treasurer's House
- Viking Coins