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 Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- Water Lanes
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- De Grey Rooms
- The Roman Fortress
- The Medieval Minster
- The Norman Minster
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Constantius Chlorus
- York Castle Museum
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Teaching the Poor
- The Battle of the Standard
- Sixties York
- Bronze weights
- York St John in the 20th Century