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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- Mary Ward
- Second World War York
- Church of St Olave
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Guy Fawkes
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Norman Minster
- Viking Male Grooming
- York Bombed
- George Leeman
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Railway Institute
- Tombstone of Julia Velva