Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Teaching the Poor
- Ouse Bridge
- Feeding Roman York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Middleham Jewel
- First World War York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Sixties York
- York and the Holocaust
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Viking Boot
- Crest of York St John College
- Our Lady's Row