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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- The Battle of the Standard
- Jubbergate
- New Earswick
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Roman Head Pot
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Stonegate
- Anglian Carving
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The First Minster
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Fire in the Minster
- The Shambles
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Our Lady's Row
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers