Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Debtors' Prison
- The York Helmet
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Norman Abbey
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Fairfax House
- The Norman Castle
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- John Carr - Architect
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The First Minster
- Fishergate Bar
- St William's Shrine