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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Viking Silk Cap
- Medieval Prisons
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The White Rose of York
- The Multangular Tower
- York Union Gas Works
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Statue of the God Mars
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Viking Coins
- Aldwark Synagogue
- John Carr - Architect
- Mary Ward
- The Norman Castle
- The Pilgrimage of Grace