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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Hospitium
- Micklegate Bar
- York Central Library
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Anglian Carving
- King Edward I and York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Council of Arles
- Ouse Bridge
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Church of St Olave
- Ripon College for Women
- Victoria Bar