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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- The End of the Abbey
- Jewbury Cemetery
- St Crux's Church
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Shambles
- Roman Head Pot
- Fishergate Bar
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Holy Trinity Church
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Art Gallery
- The Red Tower
- Barker Tower
- Statue of the God Mars
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St Columba's United Reformed Church