Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The York Observatory
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bootham Bar
- Water Lanes
- York Bombed
- First World War York
- The Mansion House
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- First World War Memorial
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Edward II and York
- New Shopping Centres