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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Abbot's House
- Gold Arm Ring
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The 1190 Massacre
- First World War York
- The George Fox Incident
- Feeding Roman York
- The Multangular Tower
- The Black Death
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Debtors' Prison
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Jubbergate
- The Railway King: George Hudson