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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- The White Rose of York
- The Norman Abbey
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Second World War York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Lendal Bridge
- King Edward I and York
- The First Railway Station
- New Earswick
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Medieval Prisons
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- All Saints Church, North Street
- George Leeman