Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- De Grey Rooms
- Anglian Carving
- The George Fox Incident
- Viking Boot
- The Cawood Sword
- Viking Coins
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Hospitium
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Alcuin of York
- 62 Low Petergate
- A New University
- Stonegate
- The Minster in the 18th Century