Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The White Rose of York
- York Union Gas Works
- Micklegate Bar
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Teaching the Poor
- The Roman Fortress
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Industrial Upheaval
- York's Coat of Arms