Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Dick Turpin
- Holy Trinity Church
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bronze weights
- Viking Male Grooming
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Guy Fawkes
- The Norman Castle
- New Earswick
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Assembly Rooms
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Hospitium
- The Greyfriars