Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- The Norman Abbey
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Constantius Chlorus
- The York Hoard
- Cinema Comes to York
- Dick Turpin
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- A New Walk
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- 62 Low Petergate
- Ouse Bridge
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Treasurer's House
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- William Etty, Artist