Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- York's Coat of Arms
- Roman Head Pot
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The George Fox Incident
- The First Minster
- The Guildhall
- The Female Prison
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Viking Boot
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Basilica
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Castle Museum
- The 1190 Massacre
- Central Methodist Chapel