Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Roman Fortress
- The Mansion House
- Fairfax House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- A Pipkin
- George Leeman
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The York Observatory
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Vikings and Christianity
- Rowntree Park
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- A New University
- Queen Margaret's Arch