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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Judges Lodging
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Female Prison
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Debtors' Prison
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Viking Male Grooming
- George Leeman
- First World War York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York St John in the 20th Century
- St William's Shrine
- Stonegate
- York's first historian: Francis Drake