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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York and the Holocaust
- Military Belt Fitting
- William Etty, Artist
- Bootham Bar
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Mary Ward
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Teaching the Poor
- The Norman Minster
- Jubbergate
- Judges Lodging
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York Art Gallery
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York