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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The George Fox Incident
- Transport Moves On
- View from Station Rise
- Alcuin of York
- A New University
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Council of Arles
- Crest of York St John College
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Bar Convent
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Norman Castle
- York Bombed