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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Royal Station Hotel
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Roman Fortress
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- John Carr - Architect
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- George Leeman
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Inscription to Hecules
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Treasurer's House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York in the fifteenth Century
- New Shopping Centres