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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Viking Coins
- Feeding Roman York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Medieval Prisons
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Viking Silk Cap
- King Edward I and York
- York Garrison
- The First Railway Station
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Lendal Tower
- Anglian Cross