Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Norman Minster
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Red Tower
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Church of St Helen
- York Bombed
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- William Etty, Artist
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York