Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- View from Station Rise
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Assembly Rooms
- Micklegate Bar
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Female Prison
- Statue of an Athlete
- A Pipkin
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Cawood Sword
- Stonegate
- Roman Chimney Pot