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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- Water Lanes
- The Mystery Plays
- Church of St Helen
- Medieval Prisons
- Our Lady's Row
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Is York Cursed?
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York and the Holocaust
- Industrial Upheaval
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Inscription to Hecules
- St William's Shrine
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Trams Pulled by Horses