Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- First World War Memorial
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Debtors' Prison
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York and the Holocaust
- The Red Tower
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Norman Castle
- Anglian Carving
- Olive Oil Container
- The Roman Fortress
- York's Coat of Arms
- A New Walk