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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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bone Trial Piece
- Walmgate Bar
- First World War York
- Fairfax House
- Alcuin of York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Red Tower
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Horn of Ulf
- Anglian Carving
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Castle Museum
- Monk Bar
- King Edward I and York