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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Gold Arm Ring
- Victoria Bar
- Alcuin of York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The 1190 Massacre
- The First Minster
- Ripon College for Women
- Teaching the Poor
- Dick Turpin
- De Grey Rooms
- Anglian Carving
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- A New Walk