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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King Edward II and York
- St William's Shrine
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Sixties York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bootham Bar
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The First Railway Station
- Lendal Bridge
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Mansion House
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Medieval Castle