Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- A New University
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Is York Cursed?
- 62 Low Petergate
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The George Fox Incident
- King Edward II and York
- The Hospitium
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Crest of York St John College
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The County Court House
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York