Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- First World War York
- Medieval Prisons
- Military Belt Fitting
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Abbot's House
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Viking Coins
- The York Observatory
- Teaching the Poor
- The Norman Castle
- Rowntree Park
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Roman Fortress
- The Minster in the 19th Century