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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- Judges Lodging
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Richard III and York
- Bronze weights
- The Abbot's House
- King Edward III and York
- Teaching the Poor
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Minster Library
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Cawood Sword
- The George Fox Incident
- Eric Bloodaxe