Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- Monk Bar
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Norman Window Frame
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Mary Ward
- Middleham Jewel
- Feeding Roman York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Fairfax House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Ouse Bridge
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Railway Institute