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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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Barley Hall
- A Pipkin
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King Edward I and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Viking Coins
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Anglian Carving
- St Crux's Church
- Stonegate