Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Jubbergate
- The York Observatory
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Margaret Clitherow
- Constantius Chlorus
- Silver Strap Ends
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Industrial Upheaval
- Second World War York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Ripon College for Women
- St Leonard's Hospital
- A New University
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The White Rose of York
- The Female Prison
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers