Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- The First Railway Station
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of St Helen
- Middleham Jewel
- The Medieval Abbey
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York Union Gas Works
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Mystery Plays
- Bronze weights
- King Edward III and York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The York Observatory
- York St John in the 20th Century