Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Minster Library
- Bootham Bar
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Mary Ward
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Black Death
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- View from Station Rise
- The Battle of the Standard
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Treasurer's House
- 62 Low Petergate
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector