Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Basilica
- Rowntree Park
- The York Observatory
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Bombed
- Dick Turpin
- Viking Boot
- Fire in the Minster
- York Garrison
- The Roman Fortress
- First World War York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Transport Moves On
- Viking Coins
- York St John in the 20th Century
- St Martin Le Grand Church