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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Judges Lodging
- The Greyfriars
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- St Leonard's Hospital
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- 62 Low Petergate
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Norman Abbey
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Roman Fortress
- The Medieval Abbey