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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Crest of York St John College
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Water Lanes
- Industrial Upheaval
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Minster Library
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Cinema Comes to York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Silver Strap Ends
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Fairfax House
- King Edward I and York
- 62 Low Petergate