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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Lendal Bridge
- The Norman House
- King Edward II and York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York and the Holocaust
- The New Theatre
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Middleham Jewel
- The Medieval Abbey
- Monk Bar
- The Guildhall
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Ripon College for Women