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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Clifford's Tower
- 62 Low Petergate
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Railway Station
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Scarborough Bridge
- St William's Shrine
- The George Fox Incident
- The York Observatory
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Middleham Jewel
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Water Lanes
- York's first historian: Francis Drake