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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- Middleham Jewel
- All Saints Church, North Street
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Norman Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Alcuin of York
- Anglian Carving
- The White Rose of York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Basilica
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Cawood Sword
- Glazed Medieval Jug