Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Hospitium
- The Bar Convent
- The Battle of the Standard
- Fairfax House
- Lendal Tower
- Statue of Napoleon
- Second World War York
- George Leeman
- Clifford's Tower
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Retreat