Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Micklegate Bar
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Viking Boot
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Our Lady's Row
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Second World War York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- King Richard II and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The First Railway Station
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Walmgate Bar