Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The First Railway Station
- Scarborough Bridge
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Cawood Sword
- The County Court House
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Council of Arles
- The Mansion House
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Water Lanes
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Treasurer's House
- William Etty, Artist
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill