Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- A New Walk
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Feeding Roman York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Is York Cursed?
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Anglian Carving
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Norman Castle
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- King Edward II and York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Norman House