Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- The Cawood Sword
- Second World War York
- The End of the Abbey
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Multangular Tower
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Monk Bar
- The York Helmet
- St Leonard's Hospital
- George Leeman
- The Hospitium
- De Grey Rooms
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Scarborough Bridge
- King Edward II and York
- Anglian Cross