Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Statue of the God Mars
- Industrial Upheaval
- Transport Moves On
- The George Fox Incident
- Rowntree Park
- Viking Boot
- Our Lady's Row
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King Edward II and York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Union Gas Works
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Medieval Chamber Pot