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 York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- 62 Low Petergate
- The First Minster
- King Edward III and York
- The Norman House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Female Prison
- Statue of an Athlete
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Alcuin of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Judges Lodging
- A New Walk