Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Gold Finger Ring
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- First World War York
- Roman Head Pot
- Anglian Cross
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Viking Boot
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- William Etty, Artist
- Anglian Carving
- De Grey Rooms
- A New Vision For York
- York and the Holocaust
- Church of St Helen
- Royal Station Hotel