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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- King Richard III and York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York Art Gallery
- John Carr - Architect
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York Central Library
- Barker Tower
- The First Minster
- Fishergate Bar
- Treasurer's House
- The Battle of the Standard
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Feeding Roman York
- Margaret Clitherow