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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's Airfield
- George Leeman
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Garrison
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Mystery Plays
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Industrial Upheaval
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- A New University
- Lendal Bridge
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Dick Turpin
- The Retreat