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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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- Lendal Bridge
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St Leonard's Hospital
- New Shopping Centres
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Greyfriars
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Retreat
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King Edward I and York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Cinema Comes to York