Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Gold Finger Ring
- The End of the Abbey
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- King Richard III and York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Statue of the God Mars
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Medieval Minster
- John Carr - Architect
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- William Etty, Artist
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Stonegate