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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Guildhall
- The County Court House
- Viking Boot
- Inscription to Hecules
- New Shopping Centres
- Minster Library
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bootham Bar
- Barley Hall
- The York Observatory
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Norman Castle
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Black Death