Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- George Leeman
- Royal Station Hotel
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Mansion House
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Basilica
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Scarborough Bridge
- Cinema Comes to York