Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Yorkshire Museum
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The George Fox Incident
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Sixties York
- Teaching the Poor
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Church of St Olave
- The Mansion House
- The Mystery Plays