Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Red Tower
- The End of the Abbey
- The George Fox Incident
- The White Rose of York
- The Multangular Tower
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Roman Fortress
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Fishergate Bar