Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Statue of Napoleon
- Barley Hall
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Ripon College for Women
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Medieval Castle
- The Horn of Ulf
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- New Shopping Centres
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill