Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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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's Coat of Arms
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Assembly Rooms
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Statue of Napoleon
- Silver Strap Ends
- The York Observatory
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bone Trial Piece
- Norman Window Frame
- Stonegate
- Fire in the Minster
- St Crux's Church
- Fairfax House
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Military Belt Fitting