Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Lendal Bridge
- The Guildhall
- The First Railway Station
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Central Library
- Scarborough Bridge
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Judges Lodging
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Minster Library
- The Minster after the Reformation
- John Carr - Architect
- Alcuin of York
- The Battle of Marston Moor