Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- St William's Shrine
- Holy Trinity Church
- Lendal Bridge
- York Art Gallery
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York Castle Museum
- York and the Holocaust
- A Pipkin
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York Garrison