Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- De Grey Rooms
- Fishergate Bar
- Anglian Cross
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Statue of the God Mars
- Royal Station Hotel
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Walmgate Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Ouse Bridge
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The George Fox Incident
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Victoria Bar