Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Victoria Bar
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Barley Hall
- Ripon College for Women
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York's Airfield
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- King Edward III and York
- The York Helmet
- Yorkshire Museum
- The York Hoard
- Middleham Jewel
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York