Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The New Theatre
- Second World War York
- Alcuin of York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bootham Bar
- A Pipkin
- Crest of York St John College
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bronze weights
- View from Station Rise
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Roman Fortress
- St William's Shrine
- Medieval Prisons
- The Black Death