Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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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 Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Abbot's House
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Red Tower
- The Battle of the Standard
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The York Hoard
- Statue of the God Mars
- York's Airfield
- The Retreat
- Micklegate Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The County Court House
- A New Vision For York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Stonegate