Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The 1190 Massacre
- New Shopping Centres
- Minster Library
- The Shambles
- Rowntree Park
- Barker Tower
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Industrial Upheaval
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Art Gallery
- A New Vision For York
- York Bombed
- The New Theatre
- Clifford's Tower
- View from Station Rise