Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- Middleham Jewel
- Yorkshire Museum
- Clifford's Tower
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Transport Moves On
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Lendal Tower
- The Medieval Minster
- The Greyfriars
- King Richard II and York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York's Coat of Arms
- De Grey Rooms
- New Earswick
- The Retreat
- Viking Silk Cap