Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Medieval Castle
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The York Observatory
- York Art Gallery
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Inscription to Hecules
- Viking Male Grooming
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Constantius Chlorus
- Alcuin of York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Castle Museum
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Medieval Prisons
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Viking Boot