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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Stonegate
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Lendal Bridge
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Judges Lodging
- Sixties York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The York Observatory
- A New University
- York Garrison
- Constantius Chlorus
- New Shopping Centres
- Eric Bloodaxe
- John Carr - Architect