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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Medieval Abbey
- Clifford's Tower
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The George Fox Incident
- The Battle of the Standard
- Judges Lodging
- New Shopping Centres
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Viking Silk Cap
- Military Belt Fitting
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector