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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- John Carr - Architect
- Jubbergate
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Rowntree Park
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bootham Bar
- Gold Arm Ring
- Fairfax House
- A New Vision For York
- Dick Turpin
- York's Airfield
- King Richard III and York
- The Council of Arles
- Inscription from Fortress Gate