Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Jubbergate
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Roman Head Pot
- Fairfax House
- York Central Library
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- St Crux's Church
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Monk Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Cinema Comes to York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Abbot's House
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Shambles