Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York's Airfield
- Inscription to Hecules
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The York Hoard
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Abbot's House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- A New University
- Dick Turpin
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Alcuin of York
- Church of St Olave