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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- The Red Tower
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Barley Hall
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Fairfax House
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- A New Walk
- George Leeman
- York and the Holocaust
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Norman House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The George Fox Incident