Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Bar Convent
- Cinema Comes to York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Roman Fortress
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- A Pipkin
- Church of St Helen
- Viking Boot
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Military Belt Fitting
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bronze weights
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Basilica
- Medieval Prisons