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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- The 1190 Massacre
- Royal Station Hotel
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Fire in the Minster
- The Abbot's House
- Monk Bar
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Anglian Carving
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- King Richard III and York
- Elizabeth Boardingham