Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- King Edward I and York
- The Assembly Rooms
- View from Station Rise
- The Medieval Castle
- 62 Low Petergate
- Barley Hall
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Norman Abbey
- The Medieval Minster
- Alcuin of York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Gold Arm Ring
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Hospitium
- The Norman House