Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- View from Station Rise
- York's Coat of Arms
- Statue of the God Mars
- Jubbergate
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- New Shopping Centres
- Industrial Upheaval
- Viking Boot
- Constantius Chlorus
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Elizabeth Boardingham