Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Shambles
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Clifford's Tower
- New Shopping Centres
- St William's Shrine
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York Castle Museum
- Middleham Jewel
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Railway Institute
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Norman Minster
- The Retreat
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Viking Boot
- Vikings and Christianity