Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Norman Minster
- Guy Fawkes
- Ouse Bridge
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Church of St Olave
- The Norman Abbey
- The Red Tower
- A Pipkin
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Railway Station
- The Medieval Minster
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Council of Arles
- Vikings and Christianity