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 Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Cinema Comes to York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of St Helen
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- A New Walk
- The Council of Arles
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The York Observatory
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- King Edward II and York
- New Earswick
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning