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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Statue of Napoleon
- The End of the Abbey
- Stonegate
- The Medieval Minster
- The County Court House
- A New Walk
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Guy Fawkes
- Olive Oil Container
- The Horn of Ulf
- New Earswick