Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- A Pipkin
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The George Fox Incident
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Dick Turpin
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- New Earswick
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York's Coat of Arms
- Holy Trinity Church
- New Shopping Centres
- Roman Head Pot
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Union Gas Works