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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bootham Bar
- King Richard II and York
- The Red Tower
- Bootham School
- Mary Ward
- First World War York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Norman Abbey
- Gold Finger Ring
- A New University
- Middleham Jewel
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'