Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- King Edward I and York
- The Hospitium
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Church of St Olave
- York Art Gallery
- York Railway Station
- De Grey Rooms
- The Norman House
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Council of Arles
- Dick Turpin
- The Female Prison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head