Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Margaret Clitherow
- Ouse Bridge
- York Garrison
- Crest of York St John College
- The Horn of Ulf
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The New Theatre
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The York Hoard
- Anglian Carving
- Church of St Olave
- Stonegate
- Cumberland House, King's Staith