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 Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Multangular Tower
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York and the Holocaust
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Council of Arles
- Church of St Helen
- Victoria Bar
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Silver Strap Ends
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King Richard II and York
- Statue of the God Mars
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York