Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- York Central Library
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Guildhall
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Fishergate Bar
- Transport Moves On
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Barley Hall
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Walmgate Bar
- A New University
- York's Airfield
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Second World War York
- York Bombed