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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The End of the Abbey
- Treasurer's House
- The Retreat
- York and the Holocaust
- Gold Arm Ring
- St William's Shrine
- The Mansion House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Medieval Abbey
- Cinema Comes to York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The York Observatory
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Norman Abbey
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Battle of Marston Moor