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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York and the Holocaust
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Ripon College for Women
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Medieval Abbey
- View from Station Rise
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Barker Tower
- The Council of Arles
- Viking Boot
- York's Airfield
- Second World War York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Black Death
- Queen Margaret's Arch