Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Victoria Bar
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Dick Turpin
- The Shambles
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Industrial Upheaval
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Medieval Minster
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Royal Station Hotel
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Black Death