Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Industrial Upheaval
- Lendal Bridge
- Statue of the God Mars
- Our Lady's Row
- The Shambles
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Female Prison
- Sixties York
- St Crux's Church
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Viking Coins
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Olive Oil Container
- The County Court House