Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- First World War Memorial
- New Shopping Centres
- The Roman Fortress
- Holy Trinity Church
- Gold Arm Ring
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Alcuin of York
- York Castle Museum
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- New Earswick
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Council of Arles
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The York Hoard
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York