Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- The York Observatory
- Church of St Olave
- Water Lanes
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- New Earswick
- Sixties York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Anglian Carving
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Black Death