Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- The Abbot's House
- The George Fox Incident
- Vikings and Christianity
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Fairfax House
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York's Coat of Arms
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Black Death
- Rowntree Park
- The Multangular Tower