Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Sixties York
- Ripon College for Women
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Fire in the Minster
- The York Hoard
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bootham School
- The Medieval Castle
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Debtors' Prison
- Church of St Olave
- The Council of Arles
- York's Coat of Arms
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Railway King: George Hudson