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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Norman House
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bronze weights
- John Carr - Architect
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York Central Library
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Crest of York St John College
- The Hospitium
- New Shopping Centres
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Ripon College for Women
- Our Lady's Row
- Church of St Olave
- The Bar Convent
- The First Minster