Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Sixties York
- The Railway Institute
- The Assembly Rooms
- Second World War York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The First Minster
- The Norman House
- Victoria Bar
- King Edward II and York
- The Black Death
- The York Hoard