Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Dick Turpin
- King Richard III and York
- The Norman Minster
- Church of St Olave
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's Coat of Arms
- Ripon College for Women
- The New Theatre
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Shambles
- Stonegate