Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Dick Turpin
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Greyfriars
- York Railway Station
- The Minster after the Reformation
- A New Vision For York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Viking Silk Cap
- New Earswick
- Bootham School
- York's Airfield
- Our Lady's Row
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Barker Tower