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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Norman Abbey
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The 1190 Massacre
- The End of the Abbey
- Barker Tower
- First World War Memorial
- York Bombed
- St William's Shrine
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The New Theatre
- New Shopping Centres
- Statue of an Athlete
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Battle of the Standard
- First World War York