Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Our Lady's Row
- The Norman Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Red Tower
- York Union Gas Works
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Transport Moves On
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Black Death
- The Minster in Viking Times
- A Pipkin
- Treasurer's House
- The Battle of Marston Moor