Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Royal Station Hotel
- A New Walk
- Scarborough Bridge
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Norman Castle
- Inscription to Hecules
- Cinema Comes to York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Cawood Sword
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Female Prison
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool