Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Medieval Minster
- The New Theatre
- The George Fox Incident
- Fairfax House
- Barley Hall
- Ripon College for Women
- First World War York
- First World War Memorial
- Our Lady's Row
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York Central Library
- New Shopping Centres
- The Greyfriars
- The Minster after the Reformation