Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Guildhall
- The Black Death
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Transport Moves On
- The Cawood Sword
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King Richard III and York
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Hospitium
- Church of St Helen
- Viking Sword Pommel