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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- De Grey Rooms
- Holy Trinity Church
- York Art Gallery
- Roman Head Pot
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Treasurer's House
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York Castle Museum
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York and the Holocaust
- Minster Library
- Victoria Bar
- Fishergate Bar