Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Medieval Minster
- Clifford's Tower
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Church of St Olave
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- First World War Memorial
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Ouse Bridge
- York Art Gallery
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Shambles
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Yorkshire Museum