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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- First World War York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Dick Turpin
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Female Prison
- The Medieval Abbey
- Royal Station Hotel
- Statue of the God Mars
- Walmgate Bar
- Church of St Olave
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Norman Abbey
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bones of a Roman Combatant