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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Teaching the Poor
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Castle Museum
- The Shambles
- Lendal Tower
- New Earswick
- A New Vision For York
- Rowntree Park
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Is York Cursed?
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The County Court House
- Vikings and Christianity
- Guy Fawkes
- Ouse Bridge
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier