Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Mary Ward
- First World War York
- The Norman Minster
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bootham School
- The Norman Castle
- Feeding Roman York
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- A New University
- York's Coat of Arms
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels