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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Gold Arm Ring
- St Crux's Church
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Vikings and Christianity
- York and the Holocaust
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Female Prison
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The First Railway Station
- The White Rose of York
- King Edward II and York
- The Bar Convent