Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Viking Boot
- Stonegate
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Olive Oil Container
- Judges Lodging
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The 1190 Massacre
- A Pipkin
- The Hospitium
- The First Minster
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The County Court House
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York's first historian: Francis Drake