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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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- New Earswick
- Middleham Jewel
- Holy Trinity Church
- Norman Window Frame
- The 1190 Massacre
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Norman Abbey
- New Shopping Centres
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bronze weights
- Vikings and Christianity
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The York Helmet
- York and the Holocaust