Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Church of St Helen
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Lendal Bridge
- Yorkshire Museum
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Basilica
- A Pipkin
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The George Fox Incident