Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- York Garrison
- A New University
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King Edward III and York
- Sixties York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Battle of the Standard
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Mystery Plays
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Multangular Tower
- Cinema Comes to York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York Art Gallery
- Transport Moves On