Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- King Edward III and York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Shambles
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- John Carr - Architect
- The Medieval Minster
- The Red Tower
- Ripon College for Women
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Mary Ward