Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Red Tower
- Military Belt Fitting
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Yorkshire Museum
- Viking Male Grooming
- Feeding Roman York
- The Female Prison
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bootham Bar
- Statue of an Athlete
- Viking Coins
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Minster after the Reformation