Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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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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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Statue of the God Mars
- Ripon College for Women
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Mary Ward
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Medieval Prisons
- Is York Cursed?
- Victoria Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Crest of York St John College
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Bar Convent
- The Norman House
- Church of St Wilfrid