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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- 62 Low Petergate
- Barker Tower
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Gold Finger Ring
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The End of the Abbey
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- First World War York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- King Richard III and York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop