Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Sixties York
- Second World War York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York's Airfield
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Red Tower
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Art Gallery
- King Edward III and York
- Church of St Olave
- King Edward II and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King Richard II and York
- Lendal Bridge
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway