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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- The Roman Fortress
- Bronze weights
- New Shopping Centres
- John Carr - Architect
- A New University
- Lendal Bridge
- Walmgate Bar
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bootham Bar
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Anglian Carving
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Ripon College for Women
- Minster Library
- Inscription to Hecules