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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- The Norman House
- Water Lanes
- The Norman Castle
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Cinema Comes to York
- Scarborough Bridge
- York Bombed
- Church of St Olave
- The Mansion House
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York Union Gas Works
- The County Court House
- York and the Holocaust
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Council of Arles