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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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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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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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Greyfriars
- Crest of York St John College
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Scarborough Bridge
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Statue of an Athlete
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- 62 Low Petergate
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- St William's Shrine
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Black Death
- The Railway Institute