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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Guy Fawkes
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Red Tower
- The Medieval Castle
- Dick Turpin
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Crux's Church
- The First Railway Station
- York Bombed
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Anglian Carving
- The Norman Minster
- The Roman Fortress
- First World War Memorial
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Viking Boot
- King Richard II and York