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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Minster Library
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- King Richard III and York
- Mary Ward
- Bootham Bar
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Black Death
- Statue of Napoleon
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Fairfax House
- Ouse Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers