Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King Edward III and York
- Fire in the Minster
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Central Library
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Mystery Plays
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The York Helmet
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Basilica
- First World War York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- A New University
- The Mansion House