Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York's Airfield
- A Pipkin
- York Bombed
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Guy Fawkes
- The Guildhall
- Alcuin of York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Bar Convent
- Statue of the God Mars
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Middleham Jewel
- A New Vision For York
- Medieval Prisons