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 Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Church of St Olave
- Walmgate Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bootham Bar
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Clifford's Tower
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre