Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Bootham School
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Industrial Upheaval
- George Leeman
- New Shopping Centres
- Inscription to Hecules
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Abbot's House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Roman Head Pot
- The York Hoard
- Church of St Olave
- Walmgate Bar
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Mansion House