Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Assembly Rooms
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Mystery Plays
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Cawood Sword
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Roman Head Pot
- Military Belt Fitting
- York's Airfield
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Medieval Castle
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Norman Abbey
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Barley Hall