Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Guildhall
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Water Lanes
- Alcuin of York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- A Pipkin
- The Medieval Minster
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The First Railway Station
- York Central Library
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Shambles
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York's Airfield