Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- William Etty, Artist
- The Council of Arles
- Olive Oil Container
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Ouse Bridge
- The Abbot's House
- St William's Shrine
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Lendal Bridge
- Barker Tower
- First World War Memorial