Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York and the Holocaust
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Industrial Upheaval
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Treasurer's House
- The Norman Abbey
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy