Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Second World War York
- Lendal Tower
- Walmgate Bar
- First World War York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Railway Station
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Statue of an Athlete
- Medieval Prisons
- The White Rose of York
- The York Observatory
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Rowntree Park