Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Medieval Prisons
- Vikings and Christianity
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York Castle Museum
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Lendal Tower
- Monk Bar
- The Medieval Minster
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Hoard
- Viking Coins
- King Richard III and York
- King Edward III and York