Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- Guy Fawkes
- Alcuin of York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Dick Turpin
- Ouse Bridge
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Second World War York
- Lendal Tower
- New Shopping Centres
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Barley Hall