Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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 Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Jubbergate
- York's Airfield
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The York Hoard
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Barker Tower
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- King Edward I and York
- Vikings and Christianity
- Second World War York
- Constantius Chlorus