Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Mystery Plays
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Viking Boot
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Transport Moves On
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The George Fox Incident
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- St William's Shrine
- George Leeman
- The Council of Arles
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Norman Abbey