Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Abbot's House
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- 62 Low Petergate
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Fire in the Minster
- Vikings and Christianity
- St Crux's Church
- Lendal Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Teaching the Poor
- Inscription to Hecules
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Lendal Bridge
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Fairfax House