Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- Statue of an Athlete
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Micklegate Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Mary Ward
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Female Prison
- York Union Gas Works
- John Carr - Architect
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Retreat
- King Richard II and York
- Is York Cursed?