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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Hospitium
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Vikings and Christianity
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Lendal Bridge
- King Edward I and York
- Transport Moves On
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York Garrison
- The George Fox Incident
- Church of St Wilfrid
- New Earswick
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Minster in the 18th Century