Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Jubbergate
- York Bombed
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bronze weights
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Fishergate Bar
- A New Walk
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Minster in Viking Times
- St William's Shrine
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Norman Minster
- Industrial Upheaval