Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The White Rose of York
- Barker Tower
- The Hospitium
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Margaret Clitherow
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- A New Vision For York
- The Medieval Minster
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Guildhall
- Bronze weights
- Viking Boot
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- King Edward I and York