Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Treasurer's House
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Feeding Roman York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Viking Male Grooming
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Hospitium
- Sixties York
- York and the Holocaust
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Railway Station
- 62 Low Petergate