Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Statue of an Athlete
- Fishergate Bar
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- First World War York
- A New Walk
- The Mystery Plays
- Vikings and Christianity
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Bar Convent
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Shambles
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Battle of the Standard