Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Constantius Chlorus
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Middleham Jewel
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York Central Library
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Jewbury Cemetery