Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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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.
- Statue of the God Mars
- Crest of York St John College
- King Edward I and York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The End of the Abbey
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Greyfriars
- The Basilica
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Mary Ward
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Shambles
- King's Manor - Victorian