Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York Union Gas Works
- Scarborough Bridge
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York's Airfield
- The Norman Minster
- Alcuin of York
- 62 Low Petergate
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- William Etty, Artist
- York Bombed
- Medieval Prisons
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Vikings and Christianity
- Micklegate Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake