Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The First Railway Station
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Black Death
- Crest of York St John College
- Alcuin of York
- The Multangular Tower
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Viking Boot
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Sixties York
- Anglian Cross
- Military Belt Fitting