Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bronze weights
- King Edward II and York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Fire in the Minster
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York's Coat of Arms
- Holy Trinity Church
- Transport Moves On
- Our Lady's Row
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Scarborough Bridge
- Vikings and Christianity
- Feeding Roman York
- Roman Chimney Pot