Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Church of St Helen
- The Multangular Tower
- The York Helmet
- The First Railway Station
- Ripon College for Women
- The Shambles
- The Retreat
- Crest of York St John College
- Holy Trinity Church
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Black Death
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Railway Station
- Sixties York
- Second World War York
- New Earswick