Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- The Battle of the Standard
- King Edward II and York
- The Abbot's House
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Walmgate Bar
- A New Walk
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Union Gas Works
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Roman Head Pot
- The Norman Abbey
- The Railway Institute