Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- William Etty, Artist
- The New Theatre
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The York Hoard
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Debtors' Prison
- Viking Silk Cap
- Roman Head Pot
- York's Airfield
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York