Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Medieval Abbey
- Is York Cursed?
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bootham School
- Rowntree Park
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Medieval Prisons
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- King Richard III and York
- The George Fox Incident
- Church of St Helen
- Ripon College for Women
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Debtors' Prison