Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- William Etty, Artist
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York Railway Station
- The Medieval Castle
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Guy Fawkes
- York Castle Museum
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- A Pipkin
- The Norman Abbey
- Minster Library
- The York Observatory
- Holy Trinity Church
- York Central Library
- Artists, Writers and Scientists