Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- The Debtors' Prison
- Guy Fawkes
- York Railway Station
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- New Shopping Centres
- Church of St Olave
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Norman Abbey
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Railway Institute
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Mansion House
- The Cawood Sword
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Yorkshire Museum