Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Fire in the Minster
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Yorkshire Museum
- Walmgate Bar
- Bronze weights
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The First Railway Station
- Is York Cursed?
- Gold Arm Ring
- York Central Library
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Statue of an Athlete
- The York Helmet
- Vikings and Christianity