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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- Bootham Bar
- Judges Lodging
- Bootham School
- The Cawood Sword
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Is York Cursed?
- Fairfax House
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Lendal Tower
- The Black Death
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Victoria Bar
- Middleham Jewel
- View from Station Rise