Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Retreat
- The Debtors' Prison
- Royal Station Hotel
- Minster Library
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Union Gas Works
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Anglian Cross
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bootham Bar
- Church of St Olave
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The First Railway Station