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 Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Holy Trinity Church
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Alcuin of York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Guildhall
- Anglian Cross
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- St Crux's Church
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York Union Gas Works
- Viking Coins
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Medieval Abbey
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Minster in Viking Times