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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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York Central Library
- A New Vision For York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- St Crux's Church
- First World War York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Vikings and Christianity
- First World War Memorial
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Medieval Minster
- View from Station Rise
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The New Theatre