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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Second World War York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of St Wilfrid
- New Earswick
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Medieval Prisons
- York Railway Station
- Fairfax House
- The Multangular Tower
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Middleham Jewel
- The Basilica
- The Norman Castle
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Greyfriars
- Ripon College for Women