Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Railway Institute
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Transport Moves On
- The Medieval Castle
- The First Minster
- York Castle Museum
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Viking Coins
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bootham School
- Olive Oil Container
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Roman Head Pot
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Mansion House