Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Olive Oil Container
- York Garrison
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- View from Station Rise
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Greyfriars
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Railway Institute
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Middleham Jewel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Norman Abbey
- York Central Library
- The Debtors' Prison
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate