Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The George Fox Incident
- The Mystery Plays
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Black Death
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Margaret Clitherow
- The York Observatory
- Barley Hall
- King Richard III and York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Transport Moves On