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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Is York Cursed?
- The Guildhall
- King Richard III and York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- First World War Memorial
- King Richard II and York
- The York Observatory
- Fishergate Bar
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Anglian Cross
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Viking Silk Cap