Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- York Castle Museum
- Middleham Jewel
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King's Manor - Victorian
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Norman Abbey
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Church of St Helen
- Industrial Upheaval
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Fire in the Minster
- Amber Bead Workshop