Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- Is York Cursed?
- Guy Fawkes
- York Union Gas Works
- York Garrison
- The York Observatory
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Railway Institute
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Statue of the God Mars
- Ripon College for Women
- Middleham Jewel
- Anglian Carving
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- George Leeman
- A New Walk
- Tombstone of Julia Velva