Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Is York Cursed?
- The Multangular Tower
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Crest of York St John College
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The York Observatory
- A Pipkin
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Minster Library
- Fishergate Bar
- The 1190 Massacre
- Fairfax House
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- De Grey Rooms
- Anglian Cross