Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The York Observatory
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Guildhall
- Judges Lodging
- 62 Low Petergate
- Is York Cursed?
- Vale of York Viking Hoard