Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Victoria Bar
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The New Theatre
- Sixties York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The George Fox Incident
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- A New Vision For York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Barker Tower
- The Black Death
- The Norman Abbey
- The Abbot's House
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head