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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Anglian Cross
- The Battle of the Standard
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The First Railway Station
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Crest of York St John College
- New Shopping Centres
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Viking Male Grooming
- King Richard III and York
- A New Vision For York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Mansion House
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The County Court House