Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- George Leeman
- The Norman House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Bombed
- King Richard III and York
- The George Fox Incident
- The Bar Convent
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Anglian Carving
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York Union Gas Works
- Bronze weights
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Minster Library