Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- Church of St Olave
- Mary Ward
- The Black Death
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The White Rose of York
- The Cawood Sword
- York and the Holocaust
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Castle Museum
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Bombed
- The Debtors' Prison
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Railway Institute
- Victoria Bar