Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Monk Bar
- Fire in the Minster
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Railway Institute
- The Bar Convent
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King Edward II and York
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bronze weights
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St Crux's Church
- Dick Turpin
- The Greyfriars
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Sixties York
- Aldwark Synagogue