Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Female Prison
- The Medieval Castle
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Eric Bloodaxe
- King Edward II and York
- The Mystery Plays
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Garrison
- Church of St Olave
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Railway Station
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Victorian Prison Building