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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- A Pipkin
- King Edward III and York
- York Castle Museum
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- De Grey Rooms
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Medieval Minster
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Union Gas Works
- The Guildhall
- Stonegate
- Bootham School