Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Water Lanes
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Jubbergate
- The End of the Abbey
- Treasurer's House
- Anglian Cross
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Horn of Ulf
- The First Railway Station
- Bootham Bar
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Roman Head Pot
- New Shopping Centres
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Elizabeth Boardingham