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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- The Norman Abbey
- The Guildhall
- Bronze weights
- Norman Window Frame
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Anglian Carving
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Clifford's Tower
- Viking Sword Pommel
- William Etty, Artist