Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- A New Walk
- Statue of the God Mars
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- King Edward III and York
- First World War York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The County Court House
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Red Tower
- Teaching the Poor
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Mithras and Arimanius