Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- New Shopping Centres
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Alcuin of York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Margaret Clitherow
- A New University
- William Etty, Artist
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- St William's Shrine
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- First World War Memorial