Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Greyfriars
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York's Airfield
- York Union Gas Works
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Statue of Napoleon
- York Central Library
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Viking Sword Pommel