Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York and the Holocaust
- The Female Prison
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Assembly Rooms
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Norman Minster
- Gold Finger Ring
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Margaret Clitherow
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Bombed
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Roman Head Pot
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall