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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- John Carr - Architect
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Monk Bar
- The First Minster
- King Edward II and York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Constantius Chlorus
- The End of the Abbey
- York Art Gallery
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Horn of Ulf
- Water Lanes
- The York Observatory
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Roman Gods and Goddesses