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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Guildhall
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Statue of Napoleon
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Teaching the Poor
- New Shopping Centres
- Judges Lodging
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Scarborough Bridge
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Medieval Minster
- St Martin Le Grand Church