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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Norman House
- The Cawood Sword
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Statue of the God Mars
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Guildhall
- Middleham Jewel
- King Edward III and York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Roman Fortress
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Norman Minster
- Feeding Roman York