Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Military Belt Fitting
- The York Observatory
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Cawood Sword
- The Norman Abbey
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The George Fox Incident
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Dick Turpin
- Statue of an Athlete
- Constantius Chlorus
- Viking Male Grooming
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Minster Library