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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Barker Tower
- The George Fox Incident
- Industrial Upheaval
- Cinema Comes to York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Lendal Tower
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Statue of an Athlete
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York's Airfield
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The First Minster
- Anglian Cross
- The Railway King: George Hudson