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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- The George Fox Incident
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Judges Lodging
- King Edward I and York
- Mary Ward
- York Art Gallery
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Mansion House
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers