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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Roman Head Pot
- George Leeman
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Clifford's Tower
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Mystery Plays
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- A New Vision For York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Holy Trinity Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Cawood Sword
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- King Edward III and York
- Statue of the God Mars