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 Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- Micklegate Bar
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Horn of Ulf
- George Leeman
- New Shopping Centres
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bronze weights
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The End of the Abbey
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- King Edward I and York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Railway Institute
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'