Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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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...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Assembly Rooms
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The End of the Abbey
- Olive Oil Container
- Medieval Prisons
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The County Court House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Norman Window Frame
- Bone Trial Piece
- Water Lanes
- Crest of York St John College
- The George Fox Incident