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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Silver Strap Ends
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Feeding Roman York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Transport Moves On
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- View from Station Rise
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- De Grey Rooms
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bootham Bar
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)