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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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Ripon College for Women
- Church of St Olave
- The York Hoard
- Monk Bar
- The Female Prison
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Council of Arles
- St Leonard's Hospital
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Treasurer's House
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Battle of the Standard