Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Art Gallery
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Transport Moves On
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Anglian Cross
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Vikings and Christianity
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Church of St Helen
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Statue of an Athlete
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The New Theatre