Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bronze weights
- Cinema Comes to York
- Crest of York St John College
- Fairfax House
- Transport Moves On
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Sixties York
- Barley Hall
- Anglian Cross
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bootham Bar
- The Retreat
- The Norman House
- The County Court House
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The George Fox Incident
- The Norman Abbey