Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Barker Tower
- Viking Boot
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The York Hoard
- The Black Death
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Ouse Bridge
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- King Richard II and York
- Bronze weights
- York Union Gas Works
- Vikings and Christianity
- Micklegate Bar
- Bootham School