Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Multangular Tower
- The Bar Convent
- The Hospitium
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King Richard II and York
- Monk Bar
- The Mansion House
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The York Helmet
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York Art Gallery
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Medieval Prisons