Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Central Library
- Judges Lodging
- Mary Ward
- The 1190 Massacre
- Sixties York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Minster in Viking Times
- King Edward III and York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Margaret Clitherow
- King Edward II and York
- The George Fox Incident
- Bronze weights
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- A New Walk
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- King Richard II and York