Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Statue of an Athlete
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King Richard III and York
- The Abbot's House
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The First Railway Station
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Norman Castle
- Church of St Olave
- The Norman Abbey
- York's Coat of Arms
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The County Court House
- York Union Gas Works
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Viking Male Grooming