Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Mary Ward
- The Bar Convent
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Yorkshire Museum
- First World War York
- The Railway Institute
- York Art Gallery
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Holy Trinity Church
- Statue of Napoleon
- The End of the Abbey
- Monk Bar
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Female Prison
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)