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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- Gold Finger Ring
- Viking Boot
- The Bar Convent
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The County Court House
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Red Tower
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Railway Institute
- The Female Prison
- The George Fox Incident
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart