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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Multangular Tower
- View from Station Rise
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York Castle Museum
- The Norman Minster
- Fire in the Minster
- John Carr - Architect
- The Norman Abbey
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Greyfriars
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Norman House
- York Railway Station
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York's first historian: Francis Drake