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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Statue of the God Mars
- The First Minster
- The Debtors' Prison
- First World War York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Black Death
- Crest of York St John College
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Transport Moves On
- Bone Trial Piece
- Cinema Comes to York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Cawood Sword
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- A New Vision For York
- York Railway Station
- The Norman Castle