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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Middleham Jewel
- Anglian Carving
- York Central Library
- King Edward III and York
- King Edward II and York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- 62 Low Petergate
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Red Tower
- First World War York
- King Richard II and York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed