Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York's Airfield
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Female Prison
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Rowntree Park
- The York Observatory
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Water Lanes
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop