Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Cawood Sword
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Anglian Carving
- York Castle Museum
- St William's Shrine
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Viking Silk Cap
- Viking Coins
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- A Pipkin
- Cinema Comes to York
- York's Airfield
- Fairfax House
- Ouse Bridge
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions